Patents by Inventor Katsuya Furue

Katsuya Furue 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: 6962827
    Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits and a plurality of TEG circuits are aligned and provided on a substrate. In the TEG circuit, a built-in test circuit is provided in a region which faces a semiconductor integrated circuit across a dicing line region. The built-in test circuit and the semiconductor integrated circuit are connected by an interconnection which is provided on the dicing line region. The interconnection is cut for isolation into chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Katsuya Furue, Shigeru Kikuda, Kiyohiro Furutani, Tetsushi Tanizaki, Shigehiro Kuge, Takashi Kono
  • Patent number: 6900691
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first pad mounted on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a second pad mounted on the main surface and positioned adjacent to the first pad, a pad joint mounted between the first pad and the second pad to connect the first pad and the second pad, a first signal input/output circuit including a first output buffer connected to the first pad, a second signal input/output circuit including a second input buffer connected to the second pad, and a second output buffer connected to the second pad and including an output section having a controllable output impedance, an input/output signal control circuit connected to the first signal input/output circuit and the second signal input/output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Katsuya Furue
  • Publication number: 20050046473
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first pad mounted on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a second pad mounted on the main surface and positioned adjacent to the first pad, a pad joint mounted between the first pad and the second pad to connect the first pad and the second pad, a first signal input/output circuit including a first output buffer connected to the first pad, a second signal input/output circuit including a second input buffer connected to the second pad, and a second output buffer connected to the second pad and including an output section having a controllable output impedance, an input/output signal control circuit connected to the first signal input/output circuit and the second signal input/output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventor: Katsuya Furue
  • Patent number: 6646461
    Abstract: A semiconductor device testing method is disclosed which comprises a first process 39, a second process 41 and a third process 43. In the first process 39, a test function part of a semiconductor device having a built-in self-test function is subjected to a self-diagnostic test, and a main circuit part of the device in question is tested by its test function part. If the result of either of the two tests on the device turns out to be abnormal, the device in question is rejected as defective. The test results are saved. In the second process 41, the main circuit part of each semiconductor device rejected as defective in the first process 39 is tested by use of an external test signal. If the result of the test on the semiconductor device judged faulty in the first process 39 turns out to be normal in the second process 41, then the device in question is judged normal in the third process 43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Ryoden Semiconductor System Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Sugiura, Katsuya Furue
  • Publication number: 20020070746
    Abstract: A semiconductor device testing method is disclosed which comprises a first process 39, a second process 41 and a third process 43. In the first process 39, a test function part of a semiconductor device having a built-in self-test function is subjected to a self-diagnostic test, and a main circuit part of the device in question is tested by its test function part. If the result of either of the two tests on the device turns out to be abnormal, the device in question is rejected as defective. The test results are saved. In the second process 41, the main circuit part of each semiconductor device rejected as defective in the first process 39 is tested by use of an external test signal. If the result of the test on the semiconductor device judged faulty in the first process 39 turns out to be normal in the second process 41, then the device in question is judged normal in the third process 43.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha And Ryoden Semiconductor System Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Sugiura, Katsuya Furue