Method for classifying components
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsReinhard Dueregger, Wolfgang Ruf, Kapil Gupta, Markus Sickmoeller
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Abstract
A method for classifying semiconductor components by their performance characteristics includes reading an identifier associated with a component and storing, in conjunction with the identifier, first and second performances values for that component. These performance values represent the component's achieved operating speed at each of two different temperatures. The component is then allocated to a speed category on the basis of the first and second performance values.
Claims4
A method for classifying components which each have a unique identification, with the following steps:
- recording a maximum achievable operating speed of each component at at least two temperature values and
- allocating each component to a speed category as a function of the operating speed achieved by the component at the at least two temperature values,
- which method has the following steps:
- reading the identification for each component,
- storing the operating speed achieved at a first temperature value in conjunction with the read identification for each component as an entry in a file in a database,
- repeating the preceding step for each further one of the at least two temperature values,
- allocating each component to a speed category as a function of the operating speeds stored in the file in the database.
A method for classifying components, said method comprising:
- reading an identifier associated with a component,
- storing, in conjunction with said identifier, a first performance value for said component, said first performance value being representative of an achieved operating speed of said component at a first temperature value;
- storing, in conjunction with said identifier, a second performance value for said component, said second performance value being representative of an achieved operating speed of said component at a second temperature value;
- allocating said component to a speed category on the basis of said first and second performance values.
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