WO2005122239A1 - 不良解析システム及び不良箇所表示方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a failure analysis system and a failure location display method.
- the present invention relates to a failure analysis system and a failure location display method for displaying a failure location of a semiconductor device.
- ATPG Auto Test Pattern Generation
- the semiconductor test apparatus executes a test of a semiconductor device using a test program and a pattern program generated by the ATPG, and outputs fail data as a test result to the ATPG.
- the ATPG detects a failed circuit existing in the semiconductor device based on the fail data output from the semiconductor test apparatus, and creates a failed circuit candidate list.
- the ATPG generates a test program and a pattern program for testing a faulty circuit existing in a semiconductor device in detail based on a faulty circuit candidate list created based on the fail data, Identify faulty circuits in semiconductor devices by having semiconductor test equipment execute detailed tests on semiconductor devices.
- a fault circuit existing in a semiconductor device can be specified. It is not possible to determine the commonality or tendency of the failed parts between the performed wafers. For this reason, it is difficult to identify the cause of a faulty circuit in a semiconductor device.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a test apparatus that can solve the above problems. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in the independent claims.
- the dependent claims define further advantageous embodiments of the present invention.
- a failure analysis system for displaying a defective portion of a semiconductor device, a circuit position storage unit for storing a physical position in the semiconductor device for each circuit included in the semiconductor device, A failure circuit information acquisition unit for acquiring information on a failure circuit included in the semiconductor device, and a display unit for displaying the failure circuit in a different color depending on a physical position on a layout of the semiconductor device are provided.
- the failure circuit information acquisition unit acquires the failure classification of the failure circuit included in the semiconductor device, and the display unit displays the different colors depending on the physical position and the failure classification on the layout of the wafer including the layout of the plurality of semiconductor devices. May display the faulty circuit.
- the circuit position storage unit further stores the physical position of the semiconductor device on the wafer for each semiconductor device, and the display unit displays different colors depending on the physical position on the layout of the wafer including the layout of the plurality of semiconductor devices. May display the faulty circuit.
- the circuit position storage unit stores a layer in which the circuit included in the semiconductor device is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device having a multilayer structure, and the display unit displays the failed circuit in a different color depending on the layer. You can.
- the circuit position storage unit stores, for each wiring included in the semiconductor device, a layer of the semiconductor device in which the wiring included in the semiconductor device is formed, and the faulty circuit information acquisition unit stores the faulty wiring included in the semiconductor device. The information may be acquired, and the display unit may display the faulty wiring in a different color depending on the layer.
- the display unit displays the layout of a plurality of wafers managed in the same lot on one screen, and displays the layout of each of the plurality of wafers in a different color depending on the physical position of each of the plurality of wafers.
- a plurality of semiconductor devices each included in a plurality of wafers You can display the faulty circuit of! / ,.
- the display unit displays a layout of a plurality of wafers managed by the same slot of different lots on a single screen and displays the physical layout of each of the plurality of wafers on each layout of the plurality of wafers.
- Faulty circuits of a plurality of semiconductor devices included in a plurality of wafers may be displayed in different colors depending on positions.
- a user interface unit that allows the user to select a failed circuit displayed on the layout of the semiconductor device by the display unit, and a test execution command unit that causes the semiconductor test apparatus to execute a more detailed test of the failed circuit selected by the user.
- the failure circuit information acquisition unit acquires failure circuit information obtained by a more detailed test using the semiconductor test apparatus, and the display unit displays failure information in a different color depending on the physical position on the layout of the semiconductor device. Display the circuit.
- a failure analysis system for displaying a failure location of a semiconductor device having a multilayer structure, wherein a layer of the semiconductor device circuit is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device.
- a faulty circuit information obtaining unit that obtains information on faulty circuits included in the semiconductor device, and a display unit that displays faulty circuits in different display modes depending on the layers on the layout of the semiconductor device.
- the failure circuit information acquisition unit acquires the failure classification of the failure circuit included in the semiconductor device, and the display unit displays the failure circuit on the layout of the semiconductor device in a different display mode depending on the layer and the failure classification.
- Well ⁇ the failure circuit information acquisition unit acquires the failure classification of the failure circuit included in the semiconductor device, and the display unit displays the failure circuit on the layout of the semiconductor device in a different display mode depending on the layer and the failure classification.
- the circuit position storage unit further stores the physical position of the semiconductor device on the wafer for each semiconductor device, and the display unit displays, on a layout of the wafer including a layout of a plurality of semiconductor devices, different display depending on the physical position.
- the faulty circuit may be displayed in a form.
- a defect location display method for displaying a failure location of a semiconductor device comprising: obtaining information on a faulty circuit included in the semiconductor device; Searching for the physical position of the faulty circuit by referring to the circuit position storage unit that stores the physical position in the semiconductor device, and displaying the faulty circuit in a different color depending on the physical position on the layout of the semiconductor device. And a stage.
- defective portions of a semiconductor device having a multilayer structure are displayed.
- a failure location display method shown in the figure in which information of a faulty circuit included in a semiconductor device is obtained, and a circuit position storage unit that stores a layer in which a circuit of the semiconductor device is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device. Then, the method includes a step of searching for a layer in which a faulty circuit is formed, and a step of displaying the faulty circuit in a different display mode depending on the layer on the layout of the semiconductor device.
- a failure analysis system and a failure analysis system which display a failure circuit of a semiconductor device based on a test result of a semiconductor test apparatus on physical coordinates and allow a user to easily determine the characteristics of the failure of the semiconductor device. It is possible to provide a location display method.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a semiconductor test system 100.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of a failure analysis method by the semiconductor test system 100.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display unit 114.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display unit 114.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display unit 114.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display unit 114.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration of a semiconductor test system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor test system 100 includes an ATPG 102, a semiconductor test device 104, and a failure analysis system 106.
- the failure analysis system 106 has a circuit position storage unit 108, a failure circuit information acquisition unit 110, a data conversion unit 112, a display unit 114, a user interface unit 116, and a test execution instruction unit 118.
- the circuit position storage unit 108 stores NetListl 20, LVS (Layout Versus Schematic) 122, and Layoutl 24.
- ATPG 102 is a test program and pattern program for testing semiconductor devices.
- a program is generated and provided to the semiconductor test apparatus 104. Further, the ATPG 102 generates a test program and a pattern program based on a request from the test execution instruction section 118 included in the failure analysis system 106, and provides the test program and the pattern program to the semiconductor test apparatus 104.
- the semiconductor test apparatus 104 executes a semiconductor device test using the test program and the pattern program generated by the ATPG 102, and outputs fail data as a test result to the ATPG 102.
- the ATPG 102 detects a fault circuit existing in the semiconductor device based on the fail data output from the semiconductor test apparatus 104 and the NetList 120 stored in the circuit position storage unit 108, and detects a fault circuit included in the failure analysis system 106.
- the information is supplied to the information acquisition unit 110.
- the failure analysis system 106 acquires information on the failed circuit detected by the ATPG 102, and displays the failure location and the failure classification of the semiconductor device so that the user can easily grasp it visually. Specifically, it functions as follows.
- the circuit position storage unit 108 stores the physical position of the semiconductor device on the wafer for each semiconductor device to be tested. Further, the circuit position storage unit 108 stores a physical position in the semiconductor device for each circuit included in the semiconductor device to be tested. For example, the circuit position storage unit 108 stores a layer in which a circuit included in the semiconductor device is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device having the multilayer structure.
- the circuit here is an element such as a transistor, a memory such as a RAM, a wiring connecting elements or between memories, and the like.
- the circuit position storage unit 108 stores, as a physical position, a layer of the semiconductor device in which the wiring included in the semiconductor device is formed for each wiring included in the semiconductor device.
- NetListl20 describes a logical connection relationship of circuits formed in the semiconductor device.
- Layoutl24 describes the physical layout of circuits formed in the semiconductor device.
- the LVS 122 describes the interrelationship between the logical circuit connection relationship described in NetListl20 and the physical circuit arrangement described in Layoutl24.
- the failed circuit information acquiring section 110 acquires the information of the failed circuit included in the semiconductor device supplied from the ATPG 102. Further, for example, when the semiconductor test apparatus 104 executes a scan test, the failed circuit information acquisition unit 110 may directly acquire information on the failed circuit from the semiconductor test apparatus 104. For example, the fault circuit information acquisition unit 110 Information of the faulty element, faulty memory, faulty wiring, fault classification, etc.
- the failure classification is a failure factor of a failure circuit such as a short circuit, an open circuit, and a delay.
- the data conversion unit 112 generates layout data of the entire wafer including the layout of the circuits of the plurality of semiconductor devices based on the NetList 120, LVS 122, and Layout 124 stored in the circuit position storage unit 108. Further, the data conversion unit 112 refers to NetListl20, LVS122, and Layoutl24 stored in the circuit position storage unit 108, and based on the information of the failed circuit acquired by the failed circuit information acquisition unit 110, The display data is generated so that the user can easily grasp the position visually.
- the display unit 114 displays a failed circuit in a display mode that differs depending on a physical position on a wafer layout including a layout of a plurality of semiconductor devices, based on the data generated by the data conversion unit 112. For example, the display unit 114 displays the faulty wiring in different colors depending on the layers on the layout of the wafer including the layout of the plurality of semiconductor devices. In this way, by displaying the faulty circuit in different colors depending on the physical position of the layer or the like on the layout of the wafer and the semiconductor device, the user can intuitively or visually grasp the cause of the faulty circuit.
- the user interface unit 116 allows the user to select the faulty circuit displayed on the layout of the semiconductor device by the display unit 114.
- the user interface unit 116 allows the user to select the faulty circuit displayed on the display unit 114 on the screen using a mouse or the like.
- the test execution command section 118 requests the ATPG 102 to cause the semiconductor test apparatus 104 to execute a more detailed test of the faulty circuit selected by the user. In this way, the faulty circuit can be narrowed down by the user's selection, so that the test can be flexibly performed according to the purpose of the failure analysis.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a flow of a failure analysis method by the semiconductor test system 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the failure analysis method according to the present embodiment is an example of the failure location display method according to the present invention.
- the ATPG 102 generates a pattern program and a test program for performing a scan test of a circuit formed on a semiconductor device (S 200). And semiconductor testing The apparatus 104 executes a scan test of a circuit formed on the semiconductor device based on the pattern program and the test program generated by the ATPG 102 (S202).
- the ATPG 102 refers to the NetList 120 stored in the circuit position storage unit 108 and detects a failure circuit candidate existing in the semiconductor device based on the fail data output from the semiconductor test apparatus 104 ( S204).
- the faulty circuit information obtaining section 110 obtains information on faulty circuit candidates detected by the ATPG 102.
- the data conversion unit 112 refers to the circuit position storage unit 108 that stores the physical position in the semiconductor device for each circuit included in the semiconductor device and refers to the physical position of the failed circuit acquired by the failed circuit information acquisition unit 110.
- a search is performed to create display data in a display mode according to the physical position of the failed circuit (S206).
- the data conversion unit 112 refers to the circuit position storage unit 108 that stores a layer in which the circuit of the semiconductor device is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device having the multilayer structure, and the failure circuit information acquisition unit 110 A layer in which the obtained faulty circuit is formed is searched, and display data of a display form corresponding to the layer in which the faulty circuit is formed is created (S206).
- the faulty circuit information acquisition unit 110 creates display data in a display form in which the faulty circuit is displayed in a different color depending on the layer on which the faulty circuit is formed (S206).
- the display unit 114 displays the wafer including the layout of the plurality of semiconductor devices in a different display mode depending on the physical position of the failed circuit.
- the circuit is displayed (S208).
- the display unit 114 displays the failed circuit in a different display form depending on the layer on which the failed circuit is formed, on the layout of the wafer including the layout of the semiconductor device having the multilayer structure.
- the display unit 114 displays the failed circuit in a different color depending on the layer on which the failed circuit is formed (S208). Thereby, the user can grasp the outline of the defect distribution existing in the plurality of semiconductor devices formed on the wafer.
- the user performs a detailed test by the ATPG 102 and the semiconductor test device 104 via the user interface unit 116 to narrow down the faulty circuit.
- the test execution instruction unit 118 transmits the information of the faulty circuit candidate selected by the user to the ATP. By notifying G102, it requests the ATPG 102 to have the semiconductor test device 104 execute a more detailed test on the candidate for the failed circuit.
- the ATPG 102 generates a pattern program and a test program for performing a defect narrowing-down test on a candidate for a failed circuit selected by the user (S212). Then, based on the pattern program and the test program generated by the ATPG 102, the semiconductor test apparatus 104 executes a failure narrowing test of a faulty circuit candidate selected by the user (S214).
- the ATPG 102 refers to the NetList 120 stored in the circuit position storage unit 108 and determines based on the fail data output from the semiconductor test apparatus 104, based on the candidate power of the faulty circuit selected by the user. A faulty circuit is detected (S204).
- the faulty circuit information obtaining unit 110 obtains, from the ATPG 102, information on the faulty circuit obtained by a more detailed test by the semiconductor test apparatus 104. Then, the data conversion unit 112 refers to the circuit position storage unit 108 that stores the physical position in the semiconductor device for each circuit included in the semiconductor device and refers to the physical position of the failed circuit acquired by the failed circuit information acquisition unit 110. A search is performed to create display data in a display mode according to the physical position and the failure classification of the failed circuit (S206).
- the data conversion unit 112 refers to the circuit position storage unit 108 that stores a layer in which a circuit of the semiconductor device is formed for each circuit included in the semiconductor device having the multilayer structure, and the failure circuit information acquisition unit 110 A layer in which the obtained faulty circuit is formed is searched, and display data in a display form corresponding to the layer in which the faulty circuit is formed and the defect classification is created (S206).
- the faulty circuit information acquisition unit 110 displays display data in a display form such that the faulty wiring is displayed in a different color depending on the layer in which the faulty wiring, which is an example of the faulty circuit, is formed and the defect classification. Is created (S206).
- the display unit 114 displays the failed circuit on the semiconductor device layout in different display modes depending on the physical position and the failure classification of the failed circuit.
- the display unit 114 displays the failed circuit in a different display form on the layout of the semiconductor device having a multilayer structure according to the layer in which the failed circuit is formed and the failure classification.
- the display unit 114 The failed wiring, which is an example of a circuit, is displayed in a different color depending on the layer in which the failed wiring is formed and the defect classification (S208).
- the user can narrow down the failures with respect to the candidate of the selected faulty circuit, and can grasp a more detailed failure distribution.
- steps S204 to S214 By repeating steps S204 to S214 a plurality of times, faults can be narrowed down for the failed circuit candidates. Then, the user can arbitrarily select a failure circuit candidate for narrowing down a failure according to the purpose of the failure analysis, so that the ATPG102 can be effectively used and a desired failure analysis can be quickly performed. Can be.
- a failure narrowing-down test of the candidate for a failed circuit selected by the user is performed, whereby a more definitive test is performed.
- a failure narrowing test such as a scan test is performed on a circuit included in a circuit block selected by a user. , A faulty circuit may be detected.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of the display screen of the display unit 114 according to the present embodiment.
- the display unit 114 displays the layout of the wafer 300 or 400 including the layout of the plurality of semiconductor devices 302 or 402. Then, the display unit 114 displays the failed circuit detected by the ATPG 102 on the layout of the wafer 300 or 400 in a display mode that differs depending on the physical position and the failure classification of the failed circuit.
- the display unit 114 displays different colors on the layout of the Ueno, 300, or 400 depending on the layer where the faulty circuit exists. Specifically, in FIG. 3, a faulty circuit exists in layer 1 in the semiconductor device 302a and the like, a faulty circuit exists in layer 2 in the semiconductor device 302b and the like, and a layer 1 and layer in the semiconductor device 302c and the like. This indicates that a faulty circuit exists in 2, a faulty circuit exists in layer 3 in the semiconductor device 302d and the like, and a faulty circuit exists in layer 4 in the semiconductor device 302e and the like. In FIG. 3, a faulty circuit exists in layer 1 in the semiconductor device 302a and the like, a faulty circuit exists in layer 2 in the semiconductor device 302b and the like, and a layer 1 and layer in the semiconductor device 302c and the like. This indicates that a faulty circuit exists in 2, a faulty circuit exists in layer 3 in the semiconductor device 302d and the like, and a faulty circuit exists in layer 4 in the
- a faulty circuit exists in layer 1 of the semiconductor device 402a, etc., a faulty circuit exists in layer 2 of the semiconductor device 402b, etc., and a faulty circuit exists in layer 3 of the semiconductor device 402c, etc.
- a faulty circuit exists in Layer 4 of the semiconductor device 402d or the like. That is, the wafer 300 shown in FIG. 3 has a tendency of defective distribution in the in-plane direction of the wafer 300, whereas the wafer 400 shown in FIG. Does not have a tendency of defective distribution. In other words, the poor distribution of the wafer 300 shown in FIG.
- the failure distribution can be easily visually determined. You can judge. Therefore, it is possible to accurately predict the cause of the failure of the faulty circuit existing on the wafer, the wafer 300, and the wafer 400.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 114 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of the layout of the wafer 400 shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor device 402e has a faulty circuit 406 and a faulty wiring 404 in layer 1, and the semiconductor device 402f has faulty wires 408, 410, and 412 in layer 2;
- the device 402g has faulty wirings 414 and 416 in layer 2, the faulty wiring 418 in layer 3, and the semiconductor device 402h has faulty wiring 420.
- the display unit 114 may display a plurality of semiconductor devices on which the faulty circuit is displayed in an overlapping manner. As described above, by displaying the faulty wiring on the actual layout of the semiconductor device 402, it is possible to grasp the failure of the commonality of the faulty circuit between the semiconductor devices.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 114 according to the present embodiment.
- the display unit 114 displays the layout of a plurality of wafers managed in the same lot on one screen and displays the layout on each layout of the plurality of wafers, depending on the physical position of each of the plurality of wafers, for example, Different colors may indicate faulty circuits of a plurality of semiconductor devices included in a plurality of wafers, respectively.
- the display unit 114 may display the layout of a plurality of wafers managed in the same lot in an overlapping manner. By displaying in this manner, the user can easily grasp the tendency of the failure distribution due to the difference in the slot position and the like.
- the display unit 114 displays the layout of a plurality of wafers managed in the same slot of different lots side by side on one screen, and displays a plurality of wafers on each layout of the plurality of wafers. Faulty circuits of a plurality of semiconductor devices included in a plurality of wafers may be displayed in different display forms, for example, different colors depending on their physical positions.
- the display unit 114 may overlap and display the layout of a plurality of wafers managed by the same slot of different lots. By displaying in this way, the user can easily grasp the tendency of the defect distribution caused by the difference between lots.
- a failure analysis system and a failure analysis system that display a failure circuit of a semiconductor device based on a test result of a semiconductor test apparatus on physical coordinates and allow a user to easily determine the characteristics of the failure of the semiconductor device. It is possible to provide a location display method.
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