Patents by Inventor James L. Worley

James L. Worley 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 and apparatus for testing integrated circuit devices
    Patent number: 5391984
    Abstract: A relatively large number of test fixtures are provided for an available tester. The tester is programmed to access the individual test fixtures independently, and does so only when the devices connected to them are to be tested. When the test fixtures are not in such a test mode, local power sources provided for each fixture are used to apply stress voltages to the devices being tested. This frees the tester from the requirement for providing stressing voltages to the devices, allowing it to be efficiently used to perform testing on a larger number of devices concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Worley
  • Housing for electronic communication equipment
    Patent number: D330888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventor: James L. Worley