Patent ID: 7237158

Claim:
A system for determining a repairable semiconductor device of a plurality of semiconductor devices comprising: testing apparatus for performing a test of a first type on at least one semiconductor device for identifying types of failures in the at least one semiconductor device, the testing apparatus including a support for supporting the at least one semiconductor device under test of the plurality of semiconductor devices; processing circuitry for communicating with the testing apparatus for determining at least one type of failure of a number of the identified types of failures, the processing circuitry providing at least one signal indicative of the at least one type of failure; and decision circuitry for receiving the at least one signal indicative of the at least one type of failure of the types of failures for considering the at least one type of failure of the identified types of failures including at least one of designating the at least one semiconductor device for an additional procedure, designating the at least one semiconductor device for repair, and designating the at least one semiconductor device for additional tests of the first type, the decision circuitry for designating the at least one semiconductor device for the additional procedure when the at least one type of failure of the identified types of failures is within a first number set, designating the at least one semiconductor device for repair if the number of the identified types of failures is within a second number set, and determining when the at least one semiconductor device is repairable.