Patent ID: 7263759

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an electronic device to enable detection of connection failures in the device by resistance measuring, comprising: providing a first, a second, and at least a third pad on a semiconductor substrate; providing a first and at least a second external pin on a support structure external to the substrate; bonding a first bonding wire between said first pad and said first external pin, a second bonding wire between said second pad and said first external pin, and a third bonding wire between said third pad and said second external pin, said first, second, and third bonding wires physically contacting only their pads and pins; providing a first and at least a second electronic component and having respectively a first and a second electrical resistance on the semiconductor substrate; connecting first terminals of said first and second electronic component respectively to said first and to said second pad, and second terminals of said first and second component to a first node; and connecting said third pad to said first node to enable detection of connection failures in the bonding wires by resistance measuring at the pads.