Patents by Inventor Masuhiro Yamada

Masuhiro Yamada 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: 7782064
    Abstract: Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a control apparatus that controls the test apparatus; a pattern generator that generates a plurality of test patterns to be provided to a plurality of input terminals of the device under test; a plurality of variable delay circuits that designate a timing for supplying each of the plurality of test patterns to a corresponding input terminal of the plurality of input terminals; and a plurality of micro-controllers that operate in parallel, according to instructions from the control apparatus, to each measure a delay amount of a variable delay circuit when the variable delay circuit is set with a prescribed delay setting value and store the delay setting value in association with the measured delay amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Matsumoto, Masuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20090295404
    Abstract: Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a control apparatus that controls the test apparatus; a pattern generator that generates a plurality of test patterns to be provided to a plurality of input terminals of the device under test; a plurality of variable delay circuits that designate a timing for supplying each of the plurality of test patterns to a corresponding input terminal of the plurality of input terminals; and a plurality of micro-controllers that operate in parallel, according to instructions from the control apparatus, to each measure a delay amount of a variable delay circuit when the variable delay circuit is set with a prescribed delay setting value and store the delay setting value in association with the measured delay amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Matsumoto, Masuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 7441166
    Abstract: There is provided a testing apparatus including: a pattern generator that generates an address signal and a data signal to be supplied to a plurality of memories under test and an expectation signal; a plurality of logic comparators that generate fail data when an output signal output from the plurality of memories under test and the expectation signal are not identical with each other; a plurality of fail memories that store the fail data generated from the plurality of logic comparators; a plurality of memory controllers that generate bad address information showing a bad address in the memory under test based on the fail data stored on the plurality of fail memories; a plurality of universal buffer memories that store the bad address information generated from the plurality of memory controllers; and a plurality of bad information writing sections that concurrently write bad information into the bad address in the plurality of memories under test, which is shown by the bad address information stored on the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Masuhiro Yamada, Kazuhiko Sato, Toshimi Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20070067685
    Abstract: There is provided a testing apparatus including: a pattern generator that generates an address signal and a data signal to be supplied to a plurality of memories under test and an expectation signal; a plurality of logic comparators that generate fail data when an output signal output from the plurality of memories under test and the expectation signal are not identical with each other; a plurality of fail memories that store the fail data generated from the plurality of logic comparators; a plurality of memory controllers that generate bad address information showing a bad address in the memory under test based on the fail data stored on the plurality of fail memories; a plurality of universal buffer memories that store the bad address information generated from the plurality of memory controllers; and a plurality of bad information writing sections that concurrently write bad information into the bad address in the plurality of memories under test, which is shown by the bad address information stored on the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Masuhiro Yamada, Kazuhiko Sato, Toshimi Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 6047393
    Abstract: There is provided a memory testing apparatus which can complete a DC test FOR a memory in a short time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Masuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 5764093
    Abstract: A fine variable delay circuit includes a buffer having an input connected to a signal input terminal and an output. The buffer has an output impedance and outputs a logical level from the output. The fine variable delay circuit also includes a schmidt trigger buffer having an input connected to the output of the buffer and an output connected to a signal output terminal, a CMOS transistor having a gate and two electrodes, the gate being connected to a connection point between said buffer and said schmidt trigger buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Yokichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Tsukahara, Katsumi Ochiai, Masuhiro Yamada, Naoyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5495197
    Abstract: First and second exclusive-OR gates (hereinafter referred to as EXOR gates) are provided, which are both connected at one input side to a delay input terminal. The other input side of the first EXOR gate is grounded and the other input side of the second EXOR gate is connected to a select signal input terminal. A capacitor is connected between the output side of the first EXOR gate and the output side of the second EXOR gate. The output side of the first EXOR gate is connected to a delay output terminal by way of a buffer which outputs logical levels. The buffer has a threshold value and outputs one or the other binary logical level depending on whether the input thereto is above or below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Yokichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Tsukahara, Katsumi Ochiai, Masuhiro Yamada, Naoyoshi Watanabe