Patents by Inventor Gregor Koenig

Gregor Koenig 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).

  • Method for finding the root cause of the failure of a faulty chip
    Patent number: 6516433
    Abstract: A method for finding the root causes of the failure of a faulty chip. The faulty chip comprises at least one defect. First, a type-searching step for the defect according to a defect size and a defect type to respectively predict a failure type of a predicted failure region relative to the defect is performed. Then, an influenced-range-searching step for the defect according to a defect location to respectively predict a failure range of a predicted failure region relative to the defect is performed. Finally, the predicted failure region of the defect and a real failure region which was electronically failed and been identified by the faulty chip are compared. If the predicted failure generated from the defect is located in the real failure region, the defect is interpreted to be one of the root causes of the failure of the faulty chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignees: Promos Technologies Inc., Mosel Vitelic, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregor Koenig