INTELLIGENT INTERFACE BOARD COMPONENT CODE GENERATOR FOR AUTOMATED TESTING EQUIPMENT

Authors

  • N. A. Mutalib
  • M. S. Mispan Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
  • N. Hashim

Abstract


Automatic test equipment (ATE) has been extensively used in the semiconductor industry to test the integrated circuit (IC). The interface between the ATE machine and the circuit under test (CUT) is known as the interface board or load board. Ensuring the functionality of all these electronic components on the load board is as crucial as reducing the IC testing time. Early detection of malfunctioning electronic components on the load board could save testing time and ensure the correct testing process of CUT. Hence, in this study, we develop an automatic testing automation system using visual basic to automate the generation of a testing program for testing the resistor, capacitor, and relay components on the load board via Digital Pin Unit (DPU), Smart Pin Unit (SPU), and Analog Pin Unit (APU). The generated test program can be used for ATE testing to identify the malfunctioning resistor, capacitor, and relay on the load board. The automation of the testing program managed to increase the efficiency of components testing on the load board where the test time reduce by at least 75% of the total time taken to generate the script file using the manual process. The project has been successfully designed and developed.

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Published

2023-06-30

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N. A. Mutalib, M. S. Mispan, & N. Hashim. (2023). INTELLIGENT INTERFACE BOARD COMPONENT CODE GENERATOR FOR AUTOMATED TESTING EQUIPMENT. Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET), 14(1), 121–135. Retrieved from https://jet.utem.edu.my/jet/article/view/6329

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

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