Patents by Inventor Alain Bismuth

Alain Bismuth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11662372
    Abstract: A method for measuring an input capacitance of a pin of an electronic device includes, using a tester including Pin Electronics (PE), obtaining a first capacitance measurement while the pin is disconnected from the PE, and a second capacitance measurement while the pin is connected to the PE. The input capacitance of the pin is calculated from the first and second capacitance measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Publication number: 20210382101
    Abstract: A method for measuring an input capacitance of a pin of an electronic device includes, using a tester including Pin Electronics (PE), obtaining a first capacitance measurement while the pin is disconnected from the PE, and a second capacitance measurement while the pin is connected to the PE. The input capacitance of the pin is calculated from the first and second capacitance measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Patent number: 11187746
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic testing of an electronic device includes a pad interface unit and measurement circuitry. The pad interface unit is configured to connect to pads of the electronic device. The measurement circuitry is configured to select a circuit path in the electronic device that passes via a digital signal pad from among the pads, which is configured to carry a digital signal, to estimate a non-binary measure indicative of an electrical resistance of the circuit path, by performing current-voltage measurements using the pad interface unit, and to determine, based on the non-binary measure, whether the digital signal pad passes or fails a test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Publication number: 20210041488
    Abstract: A method for measuring an input capacitance of a pin of an electronic device includes, using a tester including Pin Electronics (PE), obtaining a first capacitance measurement while the pin is disconnected from the PE, and a second capacitance measurement while the pin is connected to the PE. The input capacitance of the pin is calculated from the first and second capacitance measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Publication number: 20200309850
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatic testing of an electronic device includes a pad interface unit and measurement circuitry. The pad interface unit is configured to connect to pads of the electronic device. The measurement circuitry is configured to select a circuit path in the electronic device that passes via a digital signal pad from among the pads, which is configured to carry a digital signal, to estimate a non-binary measure indicative of an electrical resistance of the circuit path, by performing current-voltage measurements using the pad interface unit, and to determine, based on the non-binary measure, whether the digital signal pad passes or fails a test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Publication number: 20200256914
    Abstract: An Apparatus for automatic testing of an electronic device includes pin electronics and a controller. The pin electronics includes pin driving circuitry configured to drive input pins of the electronic device with signal levels, and pin measurement circuitry configured to load output pins of the electronic device with loads, and to compare signal levels of the output pins of the device to expected levels. The controller is configured to instruct the pin electronics to connect the pin measurement circuitry to an input pin of the electronic device and, using the pin measurement circuitry, drive the input pin with a signal having a programmable slew-rate by applying a programmable load to the input pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Alain Bismuth
  • Patent number: 10145893
    Abstract: A method of testing an integrated circuit device, which involves receiving, by a processor, a test definition indicating a sequence of acts to be performed by an automated test equipment in testing an integrated circuit device. The test definition includes indications of test cycles and timings of events in the cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Josef Nevo, Alain Bismuth, Ilan Margalit
  • Publication number: 20180180667
    Abstract: A method of testing an integrated circuit device, which involves receiving, by a processor, a test definition indicating a sequence of acts to be performed by an automated test equipment in testing an integrated circuit device. The test definition includes indications of test cycles and timings of events in the cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Josef Nevo, Alain Bismuth, Ilan Margalit