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The Waratahs and the Crusaders will compete in the 2014 Super Rugby final next weekend after both comfortably defeated their Semi-final opponents. The ANZ Stadium in Sydney will play host to the game and it could be a historic day for the 'Tahs as they look to win their first Super Rugby title. The Crusaders will be on the hunt for their eighth.
There was a shock in the NRL as the the Knights made it three defeats in four games for the Roosters. Elsewhere, the Eels got the better of the Titans in what was their first win since mid June. Don't forget, this weekend the Roosters, Raiders, Dragons, Sea Eagles and Cowboys run out in their Marvel themed shirts (get yours here).
Read back to his best for the Crusaders
Big games call for big performances and that was certainly the case for Kieran Read against the Sharks. The Crusaders captain put in an all action display and scored the first of his teams five tries in the 38-6 win. High on the Waratahs game plan for the final will surely be ensuring the All Blacks number 8 is not given room to run.
Read was sporting a pair of the latest Black/Running White/Solar Red adidas FF80 Pro Rugby Boots on Saturday which are unique due to their 5×2 stud configuration.
Wonder try from Hayne
The Parramatta Eels losing streak is over thanks to a 18-24 victory over the Gold Coast Titans. Jarryd Hayne found himself on the end of a verbal attack from Nate Myles in the first half but it was Hayne who had the last laugh. A stunning 70 metre try was the perfect way to shut up his Australian team mate and help the Eels to their much needed win.
The TruSox wearer bagged a second try shortly after his solo effort and made an impressive 229 metres in total. Clearly a sign of confidence rather than arrogance.
South Africa 7s win gold
Seabelo Senata was the star of the show for South Africa on Sunday evening as they ended New Zealand dominance at the Commonwealth Games. The Springboks had plenty in the tank for the final and this was clear to see when they raced clear to score on three separate occasions. Many are already looking forward to Rugby 7s debut at Rio 2016.
Two try scorer Senata dazzled defences all weekend, bagging eleven tries in total while wearing a pair of Mizuno Morelia Neo boots.
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Glass 'Felix' bottle
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From Faversham, Kent
A container with the manufacturer's name
Glass bottles were mass-produced containers. The common square form was a particularly practical form of packaging, but other shapes were also made. The bottles were blown into moulds and so patterns and, sometimes, the manufacturer's name could easily be incorporated on the base.
Bottles of this cylindrical, slightly barrel-shaped form are often called 'Frontinus bottles' after the name most often found on them. The example shown here, however, was made by a glassmaker named Felix.
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Best The Receiving End of Sirens SongsJuly 31, 2015 - Top ten songs for the post-hardcore progressive rock band The Receiving End of SIrens (TREOS). Don't agree with the list? Vote for an existing item you think should be ranked higher or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on or create your own version of this list.
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1This Armistice
Wonderful lyrics. Simply stunning. Especially the verse, "Oh how I've been teething, in light of your misleading, you've caused this collapse, between the Heart and the Synapse. " Multiple singers adds so much.
I'm really not exaggerating when I say that this song has changed my life.
2The War of All Against All
Fantastic progressive rock song. Intro is stunning, lyrics are amazing ("Forged casualties with casual pleas dying to please the enemy"), original guitar.
3The Rival Cycle
Incredibly well written lyrics with interesting meaning. Chorus is so good, with two singers singing separate lyrics. Original guitar, with great breakdown with screaming during the bridge.
So simple, yet simply stunning. Who knew that two lines could be so meaningful, and so interesting to listen to. Very relaxing to listen to, and easy to meditate to. Also features the hidden track starting at 10:31, a very different electronic sounding version of the verse "Oh how I've been teething. "
5Music of the Spheres
Relaxing and beautiful instrumental songs. Very interesting drum beats.
6Planning a Prison Break
Good rock song, lyrics flow together very smoothly. Features both rough and melodic guitar. Great use of both higher and deeper voices, especially at the end of the song.
7The Salesman, the Husband, the Lover
Very moving song about divorce and the effect it has on the children of the broken home. Chorus has a jarring kick that is so awesome to listen to.
8Dead Men Tell No Tales
Good lyrics about ships and drowning, and the music even sounds like water. Slightly more ambient than other songs on the album. Lyrics flow together very well.
9A Realization of the Ear
Very ambient song as the words are rather difficult to understand if you don't know what they are. Once you know what they are, you will like this song a lot more.
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Pax started as a small, local gaming festival in Bellevue, Wash. in Aug. 2004. It has grown to become the world's largest, multinational festival and pop culture movement, where more than 70,000 fans and friends gather to delve in gaming, geek interests, consumer technology, comics, cosplay, and share their common interests with each other. There is an overwhelming bond that the thousands of attendees feel. You feel it in the air, the moment you step into the buzz of conversations of cosplayers grouped together, friends playing board games on the spot, people watching games on screens, discussing video gameplay in front of them, or lounging around on bean bags with their portable Nintendo systems. I'm a longtime Pax goer and participant, but I find it hard to pinpoint in words that something different about this annual convention of fans that sets it apart from any other gathering of people in the world.
I wanted to discover where Pax came from, and what it was all about. I put some questions to Lance Fensterman, Global Vice President of ReedPOP. His job is the oversight of the enormous staff, volunteers and major events that are in ReedPOP's portfolio, 15 of the largest pop culture events in the world, in fact. We spoke at his office onsite at Pax Prime 2013, where we were able to talk about what the origins of Pax, his leadership of ReedPOP and where Pax is going in the future.
Fensterman tells me that Pax is as true of a community as one can be. It came about very naturally, with the guys at Penny Arcade saying "let's get together and play games with our readers!" And it grew from there. In 2009, ReedPOP, the company that Fensterman runs, partnered up with Penny Arcade and said, "What can we do together? It's an amazing event." Pax was taking up a third of the Washington State Convention Center at the time. ReedPOP and Penny Arcade put their heads together and said, "Let's bring it to the masses."
Five years later, it is amazing, Fensterman says. Pax is now taking up the entire Washington State Convention Center, the Paramount Theater, the Benaroya Hall, and every ballroom of every hotel within four blocks of the festival venue. Pax has taken over the city of Seattle. And that's only the beginning. Pax had taken over another city, the city of Boston, four years ago, with Pax East. And now it's becoming a true global community. Pax has taken over another continent. Fensterman adds that ReedPOP has taken the Pax caravan and community to Melbourne, Australia. "Together we'll bring the beauty of gaming to more and more gamers all over the world," Fensterman says, with pride.
But, there is so much more to this place. How can you describe the vibe of this gathering of people around you at Pax? There is a real powerful element of community. Here, at the Penny Arcade community, it's the gaming community. But at other ReedPOP events, it's Star Wars. The company runs the Star Wars Celebration for Lucasfilm. It's the passion in the community, for the love of Star Wars. Or, [the passion for] the love of comics at New York Comic Con. Fensterman adds,
Pax has always been special, because it's more than community, it's almost family. Every show opens up with someone from the show saying, 'Welcome home' and that's what it is for these folks. It's home. And they know they're amongst family here. And it's the most pure, unique special community I've been around, and I'm in the business of building cool communities, and this is just … I don't have a parallel for it.
Fensterman described what drives him every day, as he looks back on the great cultural movement with which he is so intricately involved. ReedPOP has a cultural manifesto that hangs on it's wall and the first thing it says is, "Fans First." The company tries to make every decision through the prism of "Is this good for the fans? Will the fans like this? Is it fun for the fans? Does it make it easier for the fans?" And we try to use that as our guiding principle in everything that we do.
In terms of the accomplishment that Fensterman is most proud of, he says,
The creation of ReedPOP, which didn't exist five years ago. I mean, we created it out of scratch. We're the largest producer of pop culture in the world. Within that though, the partnership with Penny Arcade is really special and unique. They have, through Gabe and Tycho and the strip a really porous and exceptional connection to their fans. And we've helped them amplify that. We've not gotten between that. We've not diluted it. I think we've helped them strengthen it, and bring it to new communities of fans, and spread that sort of face-to-face, that community, that family gathering to more places. And, I'm proud of that. I'm proud of helping passionate people do exceptional work in whatever way that we can, and that's focusing on the fans.
In recent years, Pax has increasingly become a platform for engaging some of the social issues of our time, such as encouraging women in gaming with the attendance of organizations such as Ubisoft's Frag Dolls, addressing the "booth babe issue," anti-bullying initiatives and anti-geek behavior. So, how would a huge organization such as ReedPOP support social change with their worldwide movement of geek culture? Fensterman tells me that "that sort of change is a branch off the tree that is 'fans first'." All the groups I mentioned above are Pax fans. And, he stresses that if you are not doing positive things for the fans, you are not really putting them first.
In 2010, Penny Arcade polled it's own readership community on the issue of "booth babes" at gaming expositions. 6,313 people took the Penny Arcade poll, with 60 percent of respondents favoring or strongly favoring the ban on booth babes at gaming expos. Only 12 percent of those polled hated the ban, firmly putting public opinion against allowing booth babes at Pax. The major addition to the policy stipulates that the models need to be "educated about the product," and "partial nudity" has been banned at the festival. Models can dress up like characters from games and wear revealing clothing, as long as it's accurately reflective of the original design of the video game character.
Fensterman makes the point that "The booth babe policy, and it is a policy that is written and is distributed to all ReedPOP exhibitors, is one that is very easy to point to, and I think it's very positive." (ReedPOP's policy on "booth babes" appears below from the online exhibitors' manual):
No 'BOOTH BABES' Policy
- Please refrain from having scantily clad booth personnel working your exhibition for promotional purposes. This means no exposed midriffs, no accentuated cleavage and all dresses / skirts should be no more than 4" from the kneecap.
- The majority of our audience finds the notion offensive and we will ask anyone not dressed appropriately to leave the exhibition.
- If you plan on having a legit in-game character whose dress is racy in nature, please submit a photo of your desired attire to firstname.lastname@example.com for approval.
The company brought it [the ReedPOP booth babe policy] to Australia, and it was a new concept there that they had to really actively enforce. But, he confirms that "it was the right thing to do. And it sends a message to that community about what we believe." Since then, or in the last couple of years, Fensterman adds that there have been a number of different organizations or other cons that have contacted ReedPOP about that policy, and they will freely share it with them verbatim. Fensterman concludes, "It's the right thing for us. We think it's the right thing for us, because it's the right thing for the fans, for the industry and for the community."
What is the greater message of all these pop culture events, or does it seem to be all fun and games? Fensterman tells me that massive amounts of people are being brought together at Pax from varying backgrounds: economic, social, gender, racial, and they are all coming together. If you walk on the show floor, they are together in very close proximity, shoulder-to-shoulder.
And yet, at none of the ReedPOP events over the last seven years that they have been running them (which totals around 100 events over that period), there has never been an "incident." There has never been a problem, an issue, a confrontation … violence. And there's something about bringing disparate people together who have a common thread. And maybe at Pax it's more of a gaming thread. But at New York Comic Con there are a lot of disparate threads. You may be a "brony," you might be a Twilight person, you may be a "furry." Yet, everybody seems to get along.
There's something about being in a community and seeing people who are different from you, but, yet, have common or similar or slightly tangential interests from you, and basically hanging out with them and living for three or four days that I think is good for everybody, and Good with a capital "g."
When Fensterman looks back at his history with conventions, fan gathering and the celebration of great ideas, he points to three things he is proud of. ReedPOP has managed to be largely fan first through their process. There is a very dedicated group of people (who happen to be located in Norwalk, Conn.) who are a group of twenty-five to thirty people, none of whom were employed doing what they love six years ago before the company existed. The staff at ReedPOP have been able to grow and learn and do things they never would have imagined. When ReedPOP took Pax to Australia, two of the guys on Fensterman's team had never been out of the U.S. What is cool, he says, is that they got the opportunity by doing something that they love, something he is proud of. Fensterman adds that feedback from fans, whether a note or an email thanking him for doing something, is the only thing that he needs, in the end. It confirms that the company is doing some things right. The company gets a lot of emails of things that they do wrong, but getting that happy note or thank you, it's reward outweighs everything else.
The experience of helming the great ship of pop culture production across the world means something personal to Fensterman. He has been able to work in the creative arts, even though he says he has no skills in that regard. He has been able to work with "disparately, wild, creative communities with fascinating, creative people" and, he tells me, he doesn't belong in them. Fensterman has been able to be a part of it all, and has been able to make a living off things that he thinks are cool and are interesting. At dinner parties, he's proud to say what he does. He then clarifies that he doesn't really go to dinner parties. Fensterman is proud of what ReedPOP is, and what has been created and the opportunity and experience that has been given to people. He adds that whatever small role he's been able to play in all that is awesome, and is personally rewarding to him. And he is also glad that he is not a banker or other less attractive career person.
ReedPOP has plans for expansion around the world, and some fairly large projects active in at least four countries and three continents. There are about two or three projects in the U.S. as well that should come into play in the next 18 months. The company's real focus for the last two years has been global expansion, and has brought Fensterman to some very fascinating places, he adds.
There is something cool that Fensterman has learned from all this traveling around the globe,
A geek is a geek. Whether you're in China, or you're in the Netherlands or you're in Australia, there is a common kind of thread here. It might be a different platform on which you geek out on, but that's who you are. It's a common language, and that's cool. And it also means fun opportunities out there on the horizon in all parts of the globe.
Fensterman reflects on what seeing people come together in such a great, mass, pop cultural movement means to him on a personal level. Maybe it's because there's a common thread, he muses,
We always say that our fans don't mind waiting or lining up, as long as it's organized and they know what they're waiting for and it's set. We know that. That's true in China. That's been true in Hong Kong. That's been true in Australia. We've seen it now. Maybe that's a dumb strand of DNA to pull out specifically and call attention to, but we know in this world, in these shows, [that] waiting is a big part of the experience. Look at the beach balls that fly through the queue hall before the show opens here at PAX. That's part of the experience. And that is a common strand of DNA that goes through geeks in all corners of the globe.
In the end, it seems to me that it's about the people. There are all kinds of festivals around the world, for various interests and for various professions. But Pax is a more than a festival. It's a celebration of the various interests that geeks have — pursuits which have been marginalized for so long in mainstream society as fringe, weird and extreme, and branded as inherently antisocial: comics, video games, cosplay, table top games and the gadgets of cutting-edge technology. But everyone who attends Pax is content, because they are surrounded by others who share their passions and who may be hoping for the same dream in their own lives.
But with the sense of quietude at Pax, there pervades an overwhelming order in the chaos, the pounding din of video games, loudspeakers, intense lights and antstreams of people coming and going. And there are lines everywhere: to play games, to attend the panels, to participate in contests, and especially to get food. I remember what Fensterman said during our interview, a moment of satori that we shared together, "Massive amounts of people … from varying backgrounds: economic, social, gender, racial, and they are all coming together," but people seldom complain about space, cut people off in lines, have fights on the endless queues or show unkind behavior to each other.
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Fresh design hits US next week, but no word on global roll out.
Xbox Live Arcade is getting the decorators in. Microsoft's virtual games store will have a new look from 14 July. Dubbed 'Destination Arcade', it's set to rock a new interface more in keeping with the Xbox Experience home page.
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For all of those trying to sleep off the draft fatigue brought on by the yearly spectacle the NFL rolls out in the spring, we apologize. But the 2014 draft sets up for the 2014 college football season, which then inevitably sets up for the 2015 draft.
Thus is the reason it becomes such a burden for commissioner Roger Goodell to shove all of those $100 bills back into his pockets as he walks to the podium to announce each pick.
And now, just days after the dust officially settled in 2014, projections are beginning for the 2015 draft.
Among them is AthlonSports.com, which says Maryland Terrapins wide receiver Stefon Diggs is currently the 32nd best prospect in the field if he decides to leave school after next season, placing him squarely at the end of the first round.
"Few players in this class can match the explosiveness that Diggs brings to the table," Braden Gall writes. "He was an All-ACC performer as just a freshman and was on pace for another great season a year ago before a broken leg slowed him down. Should he stay healthy, he could work his way into the top 15 of next year's first round with ease."
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Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks was taken No. 20 overall by the New Orleans Saints this past weekend, far above where he was projected before the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. But lighting the field on fire with a 4.33 in the 40 at that event has a way of changing the way scouts perceive you.
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Technologies suitable for on-wafer testing in the ubiquitous computing era are disclosed. Among the inventive features disclosed are: 1) clustering of wafer test probe landing area sites for parallel test sequencing; 2) on wafer test wiring that runs along the wafer's scribe regions; 3) on-wafer test wiring that can be scribed and yet thwart the spread of contamination into the product die; 4) an RFID tag design that allows for on-wafer testing without imposing substantial semiconductor surface area penalty; 5) an RFID tag design that includes built-in self test (BIST) circuitry for the RFID tag's non-volatile memory.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a semiconductor chip for an RFID tag, said semiconductor chip having a receive signal path that flows from one or more primary inputs, said receive signal path to process an electrical receive signal originating from said one or more inputs as a consequence of said one or more inputs having received a wireless signal, said semiconductor chip also having a non-volatile memory, said non-volatile memory to store said RFID tag's identification, said semiconductor chip including built-in-self-test (BIST) logic circuitry to test said non-volatile memory while said semiconductor chip is being tested on wafer.
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applying a supply voltage to a semiconductor chip for an RFID tag, said semiconductor chip not yet diced from its wafer, said semiconductor chip comprising non-volatile memory and built-in-self-test (BIST) logic circuitry, said supply voltage applied to said semiconductor chip at a die edge of said semiconductor chip for purposes of testing said non volatile memory on wafer, said testing comprising:
said BIST logic circuitry generating a write data pattern; and,
writing said write data pattern into said non-volatile memory.
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reading read data from said non-volatile memory after said writing;
said BIST logic circuitry comparing said write data against read data.
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Cross Reference to related U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/014,523, filed on Dec. 15, 2004, titled, "Wafer Level Testing For RFID Tags", by John Hyde, Rob Glidden, Andy Horch, Jay Kuhn and Ron Oliver, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,312,622, Issued on Dec. 25, 2007, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/014,075 filed on Dec. 15, 2004, titled "RFID Tag Design With Circuitry For Wafer Level Testing", by Rob Glidden, Dennis Hara, Ron Oliver, Jay Kuhn and John Hyde, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,307,528, Issued on Dec. 7, 2007.
The field of invention relates generally to the electronic arts; and, more specifically, to approaches for highly efficient on wafer functional testing.
"Moore's law" essentially describes the fundamental relationship between technological progress in the semiconductor arts and its commercial applications. According to one version of Moore's law, continually reduced transistor size (approximately a 60% critical dimension reduction every 18 months) and continually increased wafer size has resulted in the persistent decline of semiconductor integrated circuit "per unit cost". The history of the computing industry over the past 35-40 years serve as a proof of Moore's law in which shipped volume continually expands while per unit cost continually falls.
Over the course of the 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s, the growth of the industry depended on low volume, highly expensive mainframe computers that were only affordable to large organizations such as major corporations and government institutions. From the 1980s through the 1990s the primary growth market of the industry shifted into higher volume but less expensive personal computers targeted for most desktops (home or office) in the industrialized world.
Currently, in the mid 2000s, another shift is underway in which the growth of the industry is expected to depend (often wirelessly) on commodity-like computing systems that are shipped in extraordinarily high volumes and are priced at extraordinarily low prices. This new era, referred to by some as the "ubiquitous computing" era, is expected to transfer the focus of new uses for computing intelligence from approximately every person (as with the personal computer) to potentially almost any object.
Traditional perspectives are therefore being challenged that computing system intelligence is too expensive to implement in certain "cost sensitive" applications. Examples include, to list just a few, smart electricity meters that transmit a home's electricity usage to a utility company, smart refrigerators that can download the identity of its contents to its owner's personal digital assistant while the owner is shopping in the grocery store; and, smart automobile dashboards that can track a car's GPS location and dynamically provide correct driving instructions to a specific destination.
Another "ubiquitous computing" application is Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags. An RFID tag is a semiconductor chip that can positively respond to a wireless signal that inquires into the RFID tag's existence. RFID tags are expected to be applied at least to automated inventory management and distribution systems. As an example, after affixing an RFID tag to a pallet, the pallet will be able to wirelessly identify itself so as to enable the ability to track its whereabouts or manage its logistical transportation in an automated fashion.
RFID tags, like other solutions for the ubiquitous computing era, are sensitive to costs of production. Here, the less expensive an RFID tag, the easier it is to justify the expense of distributing RFID tags amongst goods that are warehoused and/or transported. In order to improve the cost structure of an RFID tag, its cost of manufacturing must be understood.
RFID tags, being semiconductor chips, are manufactured on wafers each containing many discrete RFID tag chips. If the RFID tag chips from a same wafer are not functionally tested for the first time until after they have been diced from the wafer and individually packaged, the expense of packaging the portion of chips that ultimately fail their functional test is pure economic waste. Therefore it behooves the RFID tag manufacturer to eliminate this waste through "on wafer" functional testing.
On wafer functional testing is the functional testing of semiconductor chips that have not yet been diced into individual chips from their corresponding wafer.
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An RFID tag is described having a receive signal path that flows from one or more primary inputs. The receive signal path is to process an electrical receive signal originating from the inputs as a consequence of the inputs having received a wireless signal. The RFID tag also has a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory is to store the RFID tag's identification. The RFID tag includes built-in-self-test (BIST) logic circuitry to test the non-volatile memory while the RFID tag is being tested on wafer.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:
Implementing on-wafer testing in the ubiquitous computing era is particularly challenging because, even though the avoidance of packaging defective die will result in cost savings, those savings can be easily diminished if the functional testing is too slow; and/or, if the additional circuitry used to support on wafer testing consumes too much semiconductor surface area.
Here, as discussed in the background, a typical feature of the ubiquitous computing era is the extremely low cost of the manufactured end product. As prolonged test times and larger die size each correspond to increased production costs, a well designed on-wafer test technology will be able to successfully test semiconductor chips without prohibitively increasing the production costs, as influenced by the testing time and size, of each manufactured die.
By emphasizing extremely small die size, at today's minimum feature sizes, tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of die can be manufactured on a single wafer; which, in turn, corresponds to a massive number of manufactured end product per unit of fixed production cost (i.e., the cost of processing a wafer). With massive numbers of die on wafer, individually testing each die on wafer can easily lead to prolonged test times if the testing technology is not efficiently designed.
At another extreme, if a chip designer integrates a significant amount of circuitry into the die's design in order to make the die capable of being tested on wafer, the number of die per wafer can be dramatically reduced (owing to increased die size). Thus, a successful on wafer testing approach will be able to limit the die size increase imposed by on wafer testing; while, at the same time, streamline the testing methodology itself so that an entire wafer having a massive number of die can be fully tested within a reasonable amount of time.
The following detailed description outlines a number of features that address the issues described above. The detailed description has been divided into three primary sections in an attempt to organize these features.
A first section, "1.0 Reticle Design", outlines reticle design features that promote reduced test times through "parallelization" of specific testing sequences; and, efficiently uses wafer surface area by integrating on-wafer testing circuitry in traditionally unused areas. A second section "2.0 Die Design" outlines a design for an RFID tag die that includes various design efficiencies that enable the die to be tested on-wafer without dramatically increasing the transistor count of the die. A third section "3.0 Built-In-Self-Test (BIST)" describes in significant detail a particular feature of the die design presented in Section 2.0 that permits on-die memory space to be thoroughly and rapidly tested without dramatically increasing the per die test time and/or complexity of the die's design.
Each of these sections is presented in sequence immediately below.
Recall from the discussion in the background of
In the depiction of
The presence of the clusters can dramatically improve the time efficiency of the wafer testing procedure through "parallelization" of reticle testing. Here, according to traditional approaches, on wafer testing was essentially a step-and-repeat process at a single die level of granularity. That is, a wafer probe would "land on" a single die, test it, and then move on to a next die site. By so doing, time is consumed moving the positioning of the wafer test probe relative to the wafer to make contact with only a single die and then fully test the product. In a sense, die were tested entirely "in series".
By contrast, the presence of the clusters allows for the product die within a reticle, as well as within multiple reticles, to be tested "in parallel". Here, a wafer test probe whose landing head includes four test probe site interfaces can simultaneously make contact to each of the test probe sites within a cluster upon only a single landing of the head upon the wafer's surface. As such, time will be consumed in moving the positioning of the wafer test probe relative to the wafer for each "group of four" reticles on the wafer.
By so doing, time is only consumed moving the positioning of the wafer test probe relative to the wafer so as to make contact with each "group of four" reticles on the wafer; and then, simultaneously testing the group of four reticles that are joined by their test probe site clusters. Thus, after the product die of a first group of four reticles are simultaneously tested, the "four-headed" wafer test probe may move to the cluster of a next group of four reticles (e.g., four reticles whose product die have not yet been tested).
In the embodiment of
Of course in alternate embodiments, the degree of redundancy may vary. For example, for design approaches that seek less redundancy, a reticle may be populated with only two or three test probe sites (which results in two or one more product die per reticle, respectively). Design approaches seeking no redundancy may populate a reticle with only one test probe site, or may choose to implement redundancy in the routing but not necessarily through multiple probe sites. Here, as the number of test probe sites per reticle drops below four, the location of the test probe site(s) should vary across reticles to promote the formation of clusters (e.g., of two neighboring reticles, a first leftmost reticle has a test probe site in an upper left corner but not an upper right corner; and, a second rightmost reticle has a test probe site in an upper right corner but not an upper left corner).
Recall from above that, in an embodiment, each test site within a reticle is wired to every product die within the reticle. This design point serves to further support the redundancy of multiple test probe sites per wafer. That is, for example, should a particular test probe site not yield, any single other test probe site can be used to fully test the reticle's product die.
Importantly, the bus wiring is observed to run through the "scribe" regions of the wafer 301, 302, 303, 304. A wafer's scribe regions are areas of the wafer that are consumed when the wafer is "diced" into its individual die/chips. Here, a narrow saw blade creates a kerf between the die.
Routing the bus wiring 320, 321, 322, 323 between the multiple test probe sites 306, 310, 314, 318 and the product die along the wafer's scribe areas 301, 302, 303, 304 results in better design efficiency because little or no product die space is compromised. According to one embodiment, the wafer is fully tested before any scribing activity occurs. As such, the bus wiring 320, 321, 322, 323 should be fully intact and operable when on wafer testing takes place. After the wafer has been fully tested, the bus wiring 320, 321, 322, 323 is no longer of any use. As such, the destruction to the bus wiring 320, 321, 322, 323 by the scribing of the wafer is of no consequence.
Then, functional testing commences. According to the approach of
Importantly, recalling the discussion of
An issue with running wiring through a scribe region is contamination of a product die's interconnect metallization. Contamination or corrosion of metal lines may result, for instance, simply by exposing it to an air medium at normal humidity and temperature levels. Thus, if the metal of a scribe region wire were physically in contact with the wiring of a product die, and if this metal were to be exposed to an air medium (a likely occurrence given that the scribe region wiring is apt to be severed in an air medium during the sawing process), contamination is apt to start at or near the severed end of the scribe wire and spread into the product die.
In order to avoid the introduction of a potential failure mechanism to the product die from the occurrence of the events described above, the designs outlined in
As such, when the wafer is scribed, a scribe region wire is severed along its embedded conductive channel rather than any metal conductor. Because the semiconductor wafer (which is typically made of silicon) does not contaminate (e.g., because it possesses a native protective oxide), the product die's metallization is effectively prevented from contamination by the embedded conductive channel even though the scribe region wiring was exposed to an air medium during the scribing process.
Referring to
Referring to wiring 417-A of
The multiple contacts observed in
Moreover, the power consumption of the testing circuitry is designed to consume little (if any) power while the RFID tag is in service after manufacturing and test. Thus, because RFID tags are generally designed to be operational without receiving an external supply of power, any additional on wafer testing circuitry designed into an RFID tag should not only attempt to minimize surface area utilization but also attempt to minimize power consumption.
It should be appreciated that although the present description refers to an RFID tag, at least some of the techniques for implementing on wafer testing of individual die without prohibitively increasing surface area or power consumption may be applied to semiconductor die targeted for other applications (i.e., non RFID tag die).
Before further explaining some of the on wafer testability design efficiencies, however, an overview of the RFID tag design will first be provided. Recall that an RFID tag is a semiconductor chip that can positively respond to a wireless signal that inquires into its existence. Here, the wireless signal is received at antennae 501 and is converted into electrical signal(s) that are processed by rectifier 502 and demodulator 503.
The rectifier 502 forms a DC power supply voltage from an electrical signal received from the antennae 501 having time varying amplitude (i.e., the RFID tag is powered with energy carried by the wireless signal). The DC power supply voltage (VDD) is fed to a power management unit (PMU) 504 that regulates the power consumption of an oscillator 509, demodulator 511, micro-controller 510 and non-volatile memory 513 in light of the individual usage of each.
The oscillator 509 acts as the source for a clock signal that is supplied to other components within the RFID tag (most notably the micro-controller 510 and non-volatile memory 513). The demodulator (503) converts an electrical signal from the antennae 501 into a bit sequence. The bit sequence is set to the micro-controller 510 which interprets the bit sequence as commands.
Often, the command includes a unique identifying sequence and essentially requests the micro-controller 510 to compare this sequence received by way of the wireless signal with another pattern that is stored in the non-volatile memory 513. The ID tag stored in the non-volatile memory 513 corresponds to the ID of the RFID tag chip itself. The command received by way of the wireless signal essentially seeks to establish whether or not an RFID tag semiconductor chip having the pattern included in the command exists within range of the wireless signal.
Here, as is known in the art, electromagnetic waves (e.g., that are used to form the wireless signal) do not produce reflected energy if a receiving load (such as antennae 501) has an impedance that matches that of the medium over which the waves travel (e.g., 377 ohms in free space). According to one embodiment, the impedance of the antennae 501 is nominally designed to match the medium through which the wireless signals propagate. As such, under nominal conditions, the RFID tag is designed to not reflect significant electromagnetic wave energy back to the reader (e.g., an automated inventory tracking and management system) that is sending the wireless signal. Better said, the nominal design point of the RFID tag is to remain essentially invisible to the system that sends the wireless signal.
Accordingly, if the comparison does not result in a match (i.e., the RFID tag 500 of
By contrast, if the comparison results in a match (i.e., the RFID tag 500 of
With an overview of the basic functions of the RFID tag 500 having been explained, a description of the circuitry used during on-wafer testing of the RFID tag is now in order. To first order, electrical "I/O" signals 514 sent from the tester over the scribe region wiring are used to "emulate" a signal sent from demodulator 503. That is, wireless signals are not received at antennae 501. Nevertheless, because the demodulator is downstream from the antennae 501, it may be said that the electrical signal from the tester also emulates a signal that originates from the antennae 501.
If the RFID tag is to be tested in this manner, a DC power supply voltage needs to be directed to the RFID tag 500 (because the RFID tag 500 cannot generate power from rectifier 502 if a signal is not being received at antennae 501). Here, the VDD_Test 507 1,2 input is used to supply the RFID tag's power consumption during its on-wafer test. The power received at the VDD_Test 507 1,2 input is also supplied by the tester through the scribe wiring. According to the design approach of
Multiplexers 515, 516, 519 and 520 are embedded in the RFID tag design to promote on-wafer testing. Multiplexers 515 and 516 have their channel select input coupled to the VDD_Test node 507 1,2 which itself is pulled down by a resistor (or active device) 508. When the artificial supply voltage is applied at the VDD_Test node 507 1,2, each of the channel select inputs for multiplexers 515 and 516 are in a "logic high" state. According to the design embodiment of
During in seervice operation of the RFID tag 500 (i.e., after its manufacture and test), the VDD_Test node 507 1,2 is left "open" because the scribe process creates an open circuit at the die edge 514 where the VDD_Test voltage is received, and, resistor 508 pulls down its potential to approximately ground (i.e., a logic "low"). As such, during in the field operation of the RFID tag 500, the channel select of multiplexers 515 and 516 are configured to select "channel B". Thus, each of multiplexers 515 and 516 are configured to select channel A during on-wafer test and channel B during in-service operation.
In an alternative approach the channel select of multiplexers 515 and 516 could be tied to a separate ground line supplied by the tester, which is left open by the scribe process. By coupling this ground line to a passive pull-up resistance connected to VDD, a logic high channel select value will occur during in the field operation and a logic low channel select value will occur during on-wafer test.
Channel A of multiplexer 515 is coupled to test signal input 521. Test signal input 521 transports the aforementioned input signal provided by the tester that emulates a wirelessly received signal. Here, the tester could send a signal that represents a packet containing some command to be performed by the micro-controller 510 (e.g., read non volatile memory command). The signal would be received at input 521 and would flow to the channel A input of multiplexer 515. In wafer test mode, channel A of multiplexer 515 is "selected". As such the signal sent by the tester would be forwarded to channel A of multiplexer 515.
Modulation is a form of signal encoding that prepares a signal carrying data for travel. A demodulator effectively reverses the modulation process so as to re-create the original signal prior to its modulation. The tester supplies the demodulated signal to the controller. The micro-controller 510 ultimately receives the demodulated version of the signal send by the tester to input 521 and interprets any command or instruction included therein.
Note that the micro-controller includes an ID register 517 whose data content is established by a specific combination of pull-up/pull-down resistances. In an embodiment, such as an embodiment that conforms to the reticle design of
ID register 517 is used for this purpose. ID register 517 is designed to have a value that is a function of its corresponding die's location within its reticle. For example, for the approach of
In one embodiment, the tester is designed to tell a targeted die to write an identifier value into the non-volatile memory 513. Once an identifier value has been written into the non-volatile memory 513, the RFID tag 500 will behave as it should in service. That is, nominally, the RFID tag is designed to have its ID value "programmed" into the non-volatile memory 513. Once the tester has programmed an ID value into the non-volatile memory 513, the RFID tag 500 can be more fully tested against the acts it is expected to perform in service.
A good example is a test in which the tester sends a signal through input 521 that includes an identifier that the micro-controller 510 will compare against the identifier stored in the non volatile memory 513. If the micro-controller 510 finds a match, the micro-controller is expected to send a signal to the impedance modulator 512 that causes it to change its impedance. Note that the input 530 to the impedance modulator 512 is also coupled to an input channel of multiplexer 519.
Thus, with the tester's selection of this channel (via input 522 from the scribe-and-break region bus), the tester can test whether or not the micro-controller 510 is capable of: 1) identifying a match between an ID value that is received through the demodulator 511 and an ID value stored in non volatile memory 513; and, 2) in response to such a match, generating the appropriate input signal to the impedance modulator 512 (which is sent to the tester through multiplexer 519 and its output 523) that causes the antennae 501 to sufficiently change its impedance. This essentially corresponds to testing the basic function of the RFID tag itself.
A methodology for another test is outlined in
Then, the tester sends a read command 603 through input 521. The micro-controller interprets the read command and reads 604 the previously written 602 data from the memory 513. The data that is read from the memory 513 is then sent 605 to the tester via micro-controller output 531, multiplexer 519 and output 523. If the tester receives the same data that was written, correct write and read operation is verified.
In another test, the non-volatile memory 513 can be tested for manufacturing defects with an embedded non volatile memory (NVM) built-in-self-test (BIST) controller 518. Details of various BIST testing possibilities are provided in more detail below in section 3.0 "Built-In-Self-Test (BIST)". However, note that in the particular embodiment of
Here, one output (e.g., output 531) is used to signify an error in the execution of a BIST test; and, the other output (e.g., output 532) is used to signify successful completion of a BIST test. Thus, during a BIST test, the tester configures multiplexers 519, 520 to respectively select NVM BIST controller 518 outputs 531 and 532 (via multiplexer channel select inputs 522 and 524, respectively). If there is a problem, multiplexer output 523 is activated by the controller 518. If the test is successful, multiplexer output 525 is activated by the controller 518.
As discussed above, multiplexer 516 is configured to force selection of channel A during on wafer test and force selection of channel B during nominal operation. Thus from the schematic of
Before moving on to a discussion of the NVM BIST controller 518, note that each of signal lines 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 525 and power supply line 527 are essentially I/Os 514 that are associated with the scribe bus. As such, each of these lines will become open circuits after the RFID tag die 500 is scribed from the wafer.
All the test described are examples of a specific embodiment. In general the tester may send any arbitrary sequence to the tag. Also the tag may be configured with other multiplexers to return any desired signal, including analog signals if desired, to the tester. With these techniques any desired degree of test coverage and operability may be obtained.
As noted above, the size of an RFID tag should consume as little semiconductor surface area as is practicable. Nevertheless, robust on wafer testing should include thorough testing of the non-volatile memory 513. Memory testing generally involves writing test data into the memory 513, reading the written test data back from the memory 513 and comparing it against its expected value. Typically, in order to be thorough, test data is written into each memory address (to ensure each address is functional).
Because each address location is accessed, however, thoroughly testing a memory can be time consuming. As such, the micro-controller 510 of
The BIST controller 518 includes logic circuitry that generates data patterns which are written into the non-volatile memory 513. The data patterns are then read from memory and compared against their expected values. Any discrepancies between a read memory value and its expected value is flagged as an error. The BIST controller 518 also includes logic circuitry for the comparison and flag functions described just above.
In an embodiment, referring to
Note that the pseudo-random data pattern generation logic is coupled to the comparison logic circuitry 731 that compares read test values against their expected value (e.g., the logic circuitry that implements the pseudo random pattern equation is also used to generate the expected value used by the comparison logic circuitry 731 for each read data value).
Then, the targeted die 702 (specifically, the BIST controller) executes the command. For example, continuing with the above example, the BIST controller will generate random patterns and write them into the non-volatile memory. The targeted die then sends a result or response to the tester. For example, referring to
Recall from the discussion above that a memory can have various functional failure mechanisms, at least some of which stem from the electric fields emanating/terminating from/at neighboring or proximate storage cells as a function of the data they contain. In order to thoroughly stress any semiconductor memory, different combinations of data patterns are warranted because particularly troublesome data patterns may not be predictable a priori depending on manufacturing tolerances.
Moreover, the ability to generate varied electric field emanation/termination conditions from cell to cell is achieved at the expense of only a small amount of logic circuitry owing to the simplicity of generating psuedo random patterns as discussed above. The "non alignment" can also be achieved with relatively simple logic circuitry as well. As such, robust testing is achieved at the expense of relatively small semiconductor surface area.
Referring to
In the depiction of
The non alignment has the effect of scrambling or mixing the proximate cell data pattern combinations such that a large number of different combinations can be achieved with a psuedo random pattern that is significantly smaller than the overall memory capacity of the non-volatile memory itself.
Thus, the potential failure mechanisms being tested for are different. This corresponds to robust testing because different stress conditions are being created. By contrast, if the first pseudo-random data pattern were aligned with the second (i.e., if the first pseudo-random data pattern ends at row 6 and data bit 17), the data pattern within window 750 would not only be found at window 751, but also repeatedly through the body of the memory at the same relative location of each subsequent data pattern. This would correspond to less robust testing because there would be fewer unique test patterns being written into the memory.
A similar effect can be gained by making the length of the pseudo-random pattern (in terms of the number of bits) to be greater than the number of bits that can be stored along one or more columns—but at a value that does not cause alignment of neighboring runs of the pseudo random data pattern. Here pieces of the pseudo-random pattern would be stored at each bit cell.
In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
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Jimmy Kimple, one of the granddaddies of the local skate circuit, laps skaters in a tizzy of stir-crazy karate chops and neck tilts that would put Mr. Roboto -- much less Styx -- on a stretcher. Lisa "Crazy Legs" Boyd, her cue-ball 'do encircled by a white Bonzi Wells headband, stops on a dime to pop-and-lock at the rail.
Nobody crashes -- phenomenal, considering that these rollers are completely ignoring the traditional counterclockwise etiquette of your grandmother's rink. When one skater buzzes another, it isn't seen as confrontational. In fact, more often than not, the near-collision is instantly and spontaneously transformed into a graceful pirouette, regardless of the would-be combatants' sex.
Light show's blinkin', peeps is blingin' -- especially Lester Savoy, who's sporting gold earrings, a headband, a red neckerchief, a gold necklace and a Tommy Hilfiger basketball jersey. An eccentric Louisiana-bred baby boomer, Savoy resembles Little Richard, minus the makeup and juiced-up mullet.
"Roller skaters are a different breed," says Savoy. "It's like a party every day."
Most of the rolling revelers work swing-shift service jobs or are self-employed. Still others knock off for lunch early, yearning for a sweaty midmorning escape from the weekday grind. Here at the King, they all try on the persona of Moët-swilling superstar, even if Pepsi is the only drink to be had at the snack bar (Skate King has no liquor license).
"It's time to get your sunrise exercise," shouts the DJ over the PA as he puts on Nelly's "Hot in Herre."
Obeying the Lunatic's orders, Aretha "Re-Re" Richardson, a sinewy 33-year-old hairstylist, strips down to her tank top, as do a dozen other mocha pixies.
"I'm a skate junkie," says Richardson. "It's like drugs."
By this point, Boyd's arms are intertwined with those of White, the only cat on the floor who can match Crazy Legs' rhythmic poise. Nelly's finished, and Clipse's "Bangin'" comes on the stereo, compelling the pair to move to the center of the floor, where a dozen skaters are already doing their thing.
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Children's books, and other genres published at the end of the 20th century, featured multiple perspectives, representing many different kinds of people and experiences. Civil War books followed the trend. Women and African Americans emerged as protagonists more frequently than ever. Characters' emotions became a larger part of the story. Topics became more varied and expanded far beyond the confines of the battlefield.
Dresang, Eliza T. Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1999.
Stone, James Clement. The Evolution of Civil War Novels for Children. Dissertation. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1990.
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By Kolten Parker : March 7, 2014 : Updated: March 7, 2014 6:53pm
Photo By AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesSelena Gomez and Justin Bieber in 2011.
Crowd at @LaPlazaMall surrounding Foot Locker, which has closed the security gate #rgv pic.twitter.com/d0yM8pnFVR— Dave Hendricks (@dmhj) March 7, 2014
Photo By Kevin Mazur/WireImageJustin Bieber and Selena Gomez in 2011. They split in 2012.
Photo By Christopher Polk/Getty Images for ESPNJustin Bieber and Selena Gomez in 2011.
Photo By Darren Calabrese/Associated PressFile-This June 19, 2011 file photo shows Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez standing on stage during the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto. Bieber is no longer Gomez's 'Boyfriend,' a source confirms to the AP. The split happened last week and distance and their busy schedules were a contributing factor. Eighteen-year-old Bieber is currently touring to promote his album, while 20-year-old Gomez is filming a "Wizards of Waverly Place" reunion for Disney Channel called "The Wizards Return: Alex versus Alex," that will air next year. E! News was the first to report the split. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese,File)
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SAN ANTONIO — Embattled pop star Justin Bieber showed up unannounced in the Rio Grande Valley Friday and spent a day with his on-and-off squeeze Selena Gomez.
Bieber, who is under numerous criminal investigations, was with Gomez, a pop star who is performing Saturday night in Hidalgo, according to a TMZ report.
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According to TMZ, Bieber stormed out of his deposition in Miami Thursday after lawyers for the photog who's suing the singer grilled him about Gomez.
Gomez is performing at 8 p.m. Saturday at the State Farm Arena, as part of the annual BorderFest celebration, according to the Monitor.
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Audi R8 facelift coming next year - report
New transmission, upgraded engines
The Audi R8 is nearly five years old and the first details are starting to emerge about the facelifted model.
According to Car Magazine, the updated R8 will launch sometime next year with more powerful engines. Sources suggest the 4.2-liter V8 will produce 444 hp (331 kW / 450 PS) while the 5.2-liter V10 gets uprated to 533 hp (397 kW / 540 PS). More importantly, there are rumors of a seven-speed S-tronic transmission which would likely replace the current R-tronic.
Styling changes will likely be minor, so expected restyled headlights and modest tweaks to the fascias.
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I always liked the R8 look & manufacturers don't dare change their best cars too much aesthetically, so I'm not worried. I hope its true it gets a dual clutch S Tronic but I'm skeptical. They havent given it to Lamborghini yet so its probably unlikely.
Jul 27th, 2011 6:10pm
Lambo have been given the rights to develop their own Transmission for the Avenatdor, Audi didn`t want them to take the s-tronic in order to boost lambo´s own personality.
Jul 27th, 2011 8:50pm
I hope this "facelift" is the Quattro Concept...
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I hope they add the new 4.0 Twin Turbo !!!
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5 years on and it really hasn't aged visually one bit. Still looks as fresh as a daisy.
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Hope it looks like the '09 etron concept and not softened crap like the A5. Explains the transmission mule from some time back.
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I see it already, they are going to soften the look just like they did with the facelifted S5.
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