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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190392 | Method and apparatus for multiple trigger path triggering A method and apparatus for determining a trigger in a test and measurement apparatus are provided. The method comprises the steps of loading a first trigger configuration to a first trigger element of the test and measurement apparatus and loading a second trigger c... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185339 | Test method and program product used therefor The testing method of the present invention for testing a plurality of devices under test connected to a test module includes (a) determining combinations of devices under test that can theoretically be measured simultaneously from among the combinations of the plur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180589 | System for managing recipes for operating a measurement device A semiconductor wafer inspection device which identifies an operator when an operation is performed and checks if the requested operation is permitted is provided. In a device that has already performed an operator authentication, the operator identification is furt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8135558 | Automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems Embodiments herein present a method for automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems. The method provides a database of transactors for generating and checking data within the datapath system, wherein the transactors are ada... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8065107 | Combinatorial process optimization methodology and system A method for obtaining an optimized process solution from a set of design of experiments in a cost effective manner is provided. An actual experiment is performed and data from the experiments is obtained. Through statistical analysis of the data, coefficients are o... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055467 | Method of generating a restricted inline resistive fault pattern and a test pattern generator A method of generating an IRF pattern for testing an IC and a test pattern generator are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) identifying a path of the integrated circuit for inline resistive fault pattern generation, (2) determining if the path is... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050882 | Network-based system for automatically generating a graphical program based on user supplied measurement task requirements A system and method for online configuration of a measurement system. The user may access a server over a network and specify a desired task, e.g., a measurement task, and receive programs and/or configuration information which are usable to configure the user's mea... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037109 | Generation of repeatable synthetic data Systems and methods are provided for the generation of synthetic repeatable data. In an illustrative implementation, an exemplary data environment comprises at least one computing application for the management, manipulation, and generation of data. The computing ap... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8019566 | System and method for efficiently testing cache congruence classes during processor design verification and validation A system and method for using a single test case to test each sector within multiple congruence classes is presented. A test case generator builds a test case for accessing each sector within a congruence class. Since a congruence class spans multiple congruence pag... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8005639 | Compact framework for automated testing A system and method (“utility”) for automated testing using a compact framework is provided. The utility includes a plurality of functionalities that include development of a test module, development of a test flow, and execution of a test flow. Each of these fu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000922 | Methods and systems for generating information to be used for selecting values for one or more parameters of a detection algorithm Methods and systems for generating information to be used for selecting values for parameter(s) of a detection algorithm are provided. One method includes without user intervention performing a scan of an area of a wafer using an inspection system and default values... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7930130 | Method and system for reducing device test time A system and method for reducing device test time are disclosed herein. A method for reducing device test time includes applying a linear program solver to select a first set of tests for testing a device from a second set of tests for testing the device. The first ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7890288 | Timing functions to optimize code-execution time A method and system for optimizing a test plan of an Integrated Circuit (IC). The test plan includes two or more test sequences. A test sequence includes the measurement of a parameter of the IC. The total test time of the IC is reduced by performing one or more act... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7853425 | Parallel testing in a per-pin hardware architecture platform Provided is a method and system for testing a DUT. The system includes a plurality of testing devices for interacting with the DUT and conducting a plurality of different tests on the DUT, and a computer-readable memory for storing computer-executable instructions d... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844413 | Self-generated test automation Self-generated automated tests can use a pseudo-random number generator to select one or more arguments that are passed to programs and scripts. The random arguments are driven by a configuration file where the limits for the parameters are defined. Multidimensional... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836398 | Report format setting method and apparatus, and defect review system Generated is a template edition screen on which to display components of a report as modules by OSD by use of icons. One of the icons is selected by use of a pointing device including a mouse. By a drag-and-drop operation, the icon is placed at a desired position in... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7752006 | Device, system and method of generating a hardware-verification test case Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention may include, for example, devices, systems and methods of performing functional verification of a hardware design. In some demonstrative embodiments, a test generator may include a transaction generator to automaticall... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7739071 | System validation using validation programs depicted using markup language System validation using validation programs for a plurality of root functions depicted using a markup language is disclosed. One embodiment of a method includes establishing a validation program template defining a style of input/output usable by a plurality of root... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739070 | Standardized interfaces for proprietary instruments A test instrument and method for operating the same are disclosed. The data acquisition system within the instrument generates signals and couples the signals to a device and/or receives signals from the device. The data processor within the instrument includes meas... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7711514 | Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for generating a metrology sampling plan Various computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for generating a metrology sampling plan are provided. One computer-implemented method for generating a metrology sampling plan includes identifying one or more individual defects that have one or more... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7643959 | Methods, systems, and computer readable media that provide programming for a sensor monitoring system using a softprocessor Methods, systems, and computer readable media provide a softprocessor that is executed by a hardware processing device of a sensor monitoring system and provide an application that is executed by the softprocessor being executed by the hardware processing device. Th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640132 | Recording medium and test apparatus A recording medium recording thereon a program for a test apparatus including test modules that test devices under test is provided. The program includes: a common function provision program which is executed on a controller for controlling the test apparatus and pr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7558694 | Network-based system for configuring a system using configuration information generated based on a user specification A system and method for online configuration of a measurement system. The user may access a server over a network and specify a desired task, e.g., a measurement task, and receive programs and/or configuration information which are usable to configure the user's mea... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7536269 | Network-based system for configuring a system using software programs generated based on a user specification A system and method for online configuration of a measurement system. The user may access a server over a network and specify a desired task, e.g., a measurement task, and receive programs and/or configuration information which are usable to configure the user's mea... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7519497 | Apparatus and method for state selectable trace stream generation A trace test and debug system for a target processor generates a program counter trace stream, a timing trace stream and a data trace stream. The target processor has three states, a program code execution state, an interrupt service routine code execution state, an... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7502708 | Test apparatus, and control method A test apparatus that tests a device under test is provided. The test apparatus includes: a control processor that executes a test program to test the device under test; a test unit connected to the device under test that tests the device under test according to an ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499824 | Graphical user interface for easily configuring measurement applications System and method for using a graphical user interface (GUI) to generate a measurement task specification (MTS) for performing a measurement task. The measurement task includes measurement and/or signal generation. A measurement task specifier presents a GUI which g... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7444259 | Automatic acquisition of data referenced in user equation An apparatus includes a parser, a semantic checker, a data manager and an equation processor. The parser receives a first equation for manipulating data acquired by an instrument and detects an operand in the first equation, the instrument having a set of data acqui... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444258 | Automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems Embodiments herein present a method for automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems. The method provides a database of transactors for generating and checking data within the datapath system, wherein the transactors are ada... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440867 | System and method for measuring workpieces An exemplary method for measuring workpieces is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: measuring a workpiece; recording the measuring procedures of the workpiece; generating procedure codes according to the measuring procedures; storing the procedure codes in ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421632 | Mapping logic for controlling loading of the select ram of an error data crossbar multiplexer Methods and circuits for efficient configuration an error data crossover configuration circuit of an integrated circuit tester allows simultaneous DUT channel configuration for multiple identical DUTs for an error data control circuit. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404122 | Mapping logic for loading control of crossbar multiplexer select RAM A circuit and method for efficiently configuring an ACAM Select RAM for an ACAM circuit of a tester that tests multiple devices under test (DUTs). ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395170 | Methods and apparatus for data analysis A method and apparatus for data analysis according to various aspects of the present invention is configured to automatically select one or more outlier identification algorithms for identifying statistical outliers in test data for components. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392149 | Automatic software testing A computer implemented method of automatic software testing. Status information of a software test running on a test system is stored to a common information point. The common information point is typically on a computer system independent from a computer system run... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7392148 | Heterogeneous multipath path network test system A test system for a heterogeneous multipath network. A tester system evaluates a plurality of status indicators from a plurality of types of test components in a network. Based on the status indicators of at least one of the test components, the tester system select... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373263 | Analog-type measurements for a logic analyzer A logic analyzer that performs analog-type measurements on digital data includes circuitry in its acquisition system that is programmable to search through acquired data to detect analog-type signal characteristics. In a first embodiment, the logic analyzer includes... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373360 | Methods and apparatus that use contextual test number factors to assign test numbers In a method for assigning test numbers, current testflow context information is maintained during the execution of a testflow. If one or more test number factors have been specified for one or more levels of the current testflow context, the test number factors are ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369957 | Method and system for generating test pulses to test electronic elements A method and system for generating test pulses to test electronic elements are disclosed. After determining a transmission clock, which is smaller than a test clock, and a serial of predetermined pulses, the serial of data bits corresponding to the serial of predete... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366630 | Management of electrical cable installations in a building The installation of an electrical cable in a building and its subsequent testing are managed by first creating a computer database indicating the type of cable, the location where the cable is to be installed, the performance standard it should meet when installed i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363617 | Database breakpoint apparatus and method An apparatus and method define the concept of a “database breakpoint.” One or more conditions in the database are specified as a database breakpoint in a debug environment for debugging a computer program that accesses the database. When the database conditions ... | 04/22/2008 |
