Method of restoring encapsulated integrated circuit devices
AssigneeSmiths Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Calvin Visser, Gary M. Uhl
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Abstract
A method for restoring integrated circuit devices in an encapsulated array of integrated circuit devices includes the steps of testing the array and applying a voltage signal to pins appearing to be disconnected from an element internal to the array.
Claims7
A method of restoring faulty connections in an integrated circuit device having a plurality of memory circuit elements and a plurality of connecting pins connected to said memory circuit elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- using an integrated circuit programming device, executing a device read command;
- obtaining an error message from said programming device identifying certain of said connecting pins appearing to be disconnected from a memory circuit element;
- and
- applying a voltage signal to said certain of said connecting pins.
A method of restoring faulty elements internal to an integrated circuit device having at least one external connecting pin, said method comprising the step of applying a voltage signal of a predefined level said external connecting pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.