IEEE Std 1450.4-2017
IEEE Standard for Extensions to Standard Test Interface Language (STIL) (IEEE Std 1450-1999) for Test Flow
Specification
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1.2 Scope
This standard specifies extensions to STIL.0 that define the description of certain test flow and binning
components of an integrated circuit (IC) test program in a test-hardware-independent manner. These
extensions provide language constructs and semantics necessary to describe both the test program flow and
the sequencing data needed to compose a test program to run on an automated test equipment (ATE)
platform. The language constructs defined include structures for specifying the following:
Order of execution of test program components
Hierarchical test flow structures to facilitate automated modification or maintenance
Common interfaces between the test flow environment and test program components
Test flow variables to facilitate concurrent and serial test flow interactions
Binning or categorization of tested ICs
The following aspects integral to test execution are specifically not addressed by this standard:
The standardization of the interface between the prober or handler and tester is beyond the scope of
STIL.4. STIL.4 requires that appropriate AsynchronousEvent signals shall be issued to the
TestProgram triggering the corresponding entry-points.
Input/output operations and exception handling.
The definition of TestMethods is beyond the scope of this standard.
1.3 Purpose
STIL is the standard for the interchange of digital test data from the test generation environment (where a
great deal of design information is used to generate device tests) to the test and manufacturing environment.
The initial STIL standard (IEEE Std 1450-1999) addresses the essential digital test description information
(i.e., signals, timing, vectors, and parameter specifications). Other aspects needed for testing devices are
provided in extension activities such as this standard, which addresses test flow extensions to STIL.
The flow and binning constructs in this extension allow for developing a test program description in a
common language; this common description can either be used as input to a test program generator that
translates the description into the native language of specific IC ATE systems or be run directly on IC ATE
systems that use IEEE 1450.4 as their native language.
2. Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document (i.e., they must
be understood and used, so each referenced document is cited in text and its relationship to this document is
explained). For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments or corrigenda) applies.
IEEE Std 754™-2008, Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic.
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IEEE Std 1450™-1999, IEEE Standard Test Interface Language (STIL) for Digital Test Vector Data.
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This standard combined with IEEE Std 1450.2 and IEEE Std 1450.4 can be used to describe the minimum information required to
generate a test program, i.e., timing, levels, patterns, and flow.
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