Patent ID: 8117004

Claim:
A test module, comprising: an instruction information storage section that stores instruction information indicating an order in which basic patterns are expanded; a basic pattern data storage section that stores basic pattern data; a plurality of pattern generating sections that each include a temporary instruction information storage section, which temporarily stores a portion of the instruction information, and that each generate a test pattern supplied to a device under test by expanding the basic pattern data in the order indicated by the instruction information stored in the corresponding temporary instruction information storage section; and a plurality of position information storage sections that independently store position information indicating reading positions of the instruction information stored in the instruction information storage section that is common to the plurality of pattern generating sections, in association with each pattern generating section; wherein the basic pattern data is a unit of the test pattern, and wherein the instruction information storage section is provided for the plurality of pattern generating sections in common, and the plurality of position information storage sections are provided corresponding to the plurality of pattern generating sections one-to-one.