Verigy - SmartRA Redundancy Analysis Option for its V6000 WS Memory Test System

Verigy’s V6000 WS, introduced in November 2008, is the industry’s first scalable, high-volume wafer sort test system for both Flash and DRAM applications. With SmartRA, V6000 WS users can easily add redundancy analysis capabilities for increased throughput and yield.

As DRAM device densities continue to increase, so do the challenges of today's wafer sort testing, requiring greater test parallelism, higher test frequencies and increased levels of complexity in device redundancy. These factors result in unprecedented volumes of data during redundancy analysis. Consequently, the storage and performance required to capture fail data and effectively complete redundancy analysis are also reaching new levels.

Verigy designed SmartRA to meet these requirements and because the solution utilizes high-performance blade servers, manufacturers can add processing power for redundancy analysis as they need it, without impacting the test cell footprint. SmartRA is based on an open software architecture which makes it possible for customers to use Verigy-provided algorithms or develop their own for faster time to market and lower cost-of-test.

“Unlike other testers that include the RA processing in the tester architecture, the V6000 with SmartRA doesn’t require users to spend more on replacing hardware to maintain throughput and yield,” said Gayn Erickson, Vice President, Memory Test, Verigy. “SmartRA’s unique architecture and industry-leading throughput allow DRAM manufacturers to optimize their yield with scalable upgrades to provide the right performance at the lowest cost.”