Mock wafer, system calibrated using mock wafer, and method for calibrating automated test equipment

Abstract

In one embodiment, a mock wafer for calibrating automated test equipment includes a printed circuit board having a number of interconnect areas, with each interconnect area having a pair of mock die pads that are coupled via a connecting trace. In another embodiment, a method for calibrating automated test equipment (ATE) may include coupling the mock wafer to the ATE, and then causing the ATE to i) index the mock wafer with respect to a test head connector, ii) couple a number of probes or the test head connector to a number of the mock wafer's mock die pads, iii) transmit a test signal between a pair of the probes that are coupled via a pair of mock die pads and connecting trace of the mock wafer, and iv) calibrate a selected signal path or paths of the ATE by recording a characteristic of the transmitted test signal.

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