A framework for the management of MCM test strategies

This paper will present a framework for the management and optimisation of MCM test strategies, and describe a software tool developed for the purpose, based on economics models. MCMs can suffer from low system yield, and the final cost and quality are highly sensitive to the choice of test strategy. The framework presented is an end-to end cost and quality model of the MCM manufacture and test process from die procurement and KGD strategy to final test and rework, and provides a powerful means of test strategy evaluation and optimisation tailored to the project and the organisation. The paper presents an outline of the tool, together with the outcome of a case study evaluated using this framework