| CPC G01R 31/2851 (2013.01) | 18 Claims |

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1. A semiconductor wafer test system comprising:
a test operating server configured to manage a wafer test schedule and send a request to switch to a waiting mode or to a ready mode to a semiconductor wafer test apparatus in accordance with the wafer test schedule; and
the semiconductor wafer test apparatus configured to switch to the waiting mode in response to receipt of the request to switch to the waiting mode from the test operating server and configured to switch to the ready mode in response to receipt of the request to switch to the ready mode from the test operating server, wherein
the test operating server is configured to send the request to switch to the waiting mode when a first lot of wafers to be tested is unloaded, and send the request to switch to the ready mode before loading of a second lot of wafers to be tested.
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