US 11,733,290 B2
Flexible sideband support systems and methods
Srdjan Malisic, San Jose, CA (US); Chi Yuan, San Jose, CA (US); and Seth Craighead, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Advantest Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Advantest Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/195,384.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,842, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0302491 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 31/2863 (2013.01) [G01R 31/2817 (2013.01); G01R 31/2818 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible sideband support system comprising:
a load board configured to couple with a plurality of devices under test (DUTs), wherein the load board comprises in-band testing ports and sideband testing ports;
testing electronics configured to test the plurality of DUTs, wherein a portion of the testing electronics are organized in sideband resource groups, and wherein the testing electronics are coupled to the load board; and
a controller configured to direct testing of the plurality of DUTs, wherein the controller is coupled to the testing electronics and the controller is coupled to direct selective allocation of the testing electronics in the sideband resource groups to various testing operations of the plurality of DUTs.