Method for programming and/or testing for correct functioning of an electronic circuit
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsRuediger Giesel, Dieter Seifert, Rene Wolf, Ralf Henne
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Abstract
Proposed is a method for programming and/or testing for the correct functioning of an electronic circuit, and a corresponding device, which is used to efficiently program and test electronic circuits combined on a wafer, prior to their separation. For this purpose, a bus allowing the individual electronic circuits to be sequentially tested is positioned on the wafer. Each electronic circuit is assigned an address for the bus, using a hardware code. The address is deactivated after completion of the functionality and testing method.
Claims8
A method for performing at least one of a programming and a testing for correct functioning of a first electronic circuit of a plurality of electronic circuits that are joined by an electrical interconnection, the method comprising:
- assigning each electronic circuit a specific address, wherein in at least the first electronic circuit, producing the specific address by a specific hardware code in the first electrornc circuit;
- addressing each electronic circuit by a connected device according to the specific address thereof, after electrical energy is supplied to the plurality of electronic circuits, in order to at least one of program and test the first electronic circuit for correct functioning;
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- switching off the specific address of the first electronic circuit after at least one of the programming and the testing is completed, wherein the specific address is switched off by using a password.
A device for performing at least one of a programming and a testing for correct functioning of a plurality of electronic circuits that are joined by an electrical interconnection, comprising:
- a device for performing, through the electrical interconnection, at least one of the programming and the testing for correct functioning of the electronic circuits, each electronic circuit having a specific address for communication with the device, wherein in at least the first electronic circuit, the specific address is produced by a specific hardware code in the first electronic circuit, the device configured to switch off the specific address after the programming is completed wherein the specific address is switched off by using a password.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.