SRAM-based semiconductor integrated circuit testing element
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsTakehiro Hashimoto, Yutaka Tanaka, Tetsuya Asami, Youichi Satou, Noriaki Okumiya
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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsTakehiro Hashimoto, Yutaka Tanaka, Tetsuya Asami, Youichi Satou, Noriaki Okumiya
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In a method for setting appropriate initial-failure screening conditions when mass-producing semiconductor devices of multiple types, devices of each type being manufactured in a small number, the step of subjecting products of every type to an acceleration test is excluded, and instead, the failure ratio on the market of semiconductor devices of each type is estimated using a testing semiconductor device. Specifically, {circle around (1)} first, all types of semiconductor devices to be developed and mass-produced are classified into several groups. {circle around (2)} A test semiconductor device is developed which has the same number of elements, the same gate area, the same multi-layer wiring length and the same number of contact holes as the average number of elements, the average gate area, the average wiring length and the average number of contact holes of the semiconductor devices included in one of the type groups, respectively. The testing semiconductor device has main features (design rules, MOSFET structure, wiring structure, etc.) common to the types included in its corresponding type group, and a failed portion thereof, if any, can be easily detected by an analysis using a tester.
A semiconductor integrated circuit device used as a testing element comprising:
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