NVIDIA Corporation
Concurrent testing of a logic device and a memory device within a system package

Abstract:

Testing packaged integrated circuit (IC) devices is difficult and time consuming. When multiple devices (dies) are packaged to produce a SiP (system in package) the devices should be tested for defects that may be introduced during the packaging process. With limited access to the inputs and outputs of the devices, test times increase compared with testing the devices before they are packaged. A CoWoS (chip on wafer on substrate) SiP includes a logic device and a memory device and has interfaces between the logic device and memory device that cannot be directly accessed at a package ball. Test programs are concurrently executed by the logic device and the memory device to reduce testing time. Each memory device includes a BIST (built-in self-test) module that is initialized and executes the memory test program while the one or more modules within the logic device are tested.