System and method for fault isolation by emission spectra analysis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10041997
APP PUB NO 20150260789A1
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14657605

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An apparatus and method for optical probing of a DUT is disclosed. The system enables identifying, localizing and classifying faulty devices within the DUT. A selected area of the DUT is imaged while the DUT is receiving test signals, which may be static or dynamic, i.e., causing certain of the active devices to modulate. Light from the DUT is collected and is passed through a rotatable diffracting element prior to imaging it by a sensor and converting it into an electrical signal. The resulting image changes depending on the rotational positioning of the grating. The diffracted image is inspected to identify, localize and classify faulty devices within the DUT.

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FEI EFA INC3400 W WARREN AVE FREMONT CA 94538

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Deslandes, Herve Sunnyvale, US 12 64
Freed, Regina Los Altos, US 38 111
Sabbineni, Prasad San Ramon, US 12 51

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