JP6419140B2 - 半導体装置およびその調整方法 - Google Patents
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- BIST回路を含む半導体装置の調整方法であって、
前記半導体装置を回路基板に表面実装する前に前記BIST回路が動作されるとき、前記半導体装置の特性を調整し、かつ前記半導体装置の特性を再調整するか否かの再調整情報を設定するステップと、
前記半導体装置が回路基板に表面実装された後に電源が投入されたことを検出するステップと、
前記検出するステップに応答して前記設定するステップで設定された再調整情報に基づき半導体装置の特性を調整するステップと、
を有する調整方法。 - 前記設定するステップは、半導体装置の特性を再調整するための再調整情報を自動的に設定する、請求項1に記載の調整方法。
- 前記検出するステップは、回路基板への実装後の最初の電源投入を検出する、請求項1に記載の調整方法。
- 前記設定するステップは、前記BIST回路のテスト結果に基づき前記再調整情報を設定する、請求項1に記載の調整方法。
- 半導体装置は、回路基板に表面実装するための外部端子を含み、当該外部端子には高温が印加される、請求項1に記載の調整方法。
- 前記外部端子は、回路基板の導電領域にはんだリフローされる、請求項5に記載の調整方法。
- 前記調整するステップは、可逆性かつ不揮発性の抵抗変化型メモリのフォーミングする工程である、請求項1ないし6いずれか1つに記載の調整方法。
- 前記調整するステップは、チャンネル上に電荷蓄積層を備えた不揮発性メモリのプログラムパルス電圧の初期値の調整である、請求項1ないし6いずれか1つに記載の調整方法。
- 前記調整するステップは、チャンネル上に電荷蓄積層を備えた不揮発性メモリの消去パルス電圧の初期値の調整である、請求項1ないし6いずれか1つに記載の調整方法。
- BIST回路を含む半導体装置であって、
前記半導体装置を回路基板に表面実装する前に前記BIST回路が動作されるとき、前記半導体装置の特性を調整し、かつ前記半導体装置の特性を再調整するか否かの再調整情報を設定する設定手段と、
前記半導体装置が回路基板に表面実装された後に電源が投入されたことを検出する検出手段と、
前記検出手段により電源投入が検出されたとき、前記設定手段で設定された再調整情報に基づき半導体装置の特性を調整する調整手段と、
を含む半導体装置。 - 前記設定手段は、半導体装置の特性が調整されたときに、半導体装置の特性を再調整するための再調整情報を自動的に設定する、請求項10に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記BIST回路は、前記検出手段および前記調整手段を含む、請求項10または11に記載の半導体装置。
- 半導体装置は、回路基板に表面実装するための外部端子を含む、請求項10に記載の半導体装置。
- 半導体装置は、可逆性かつ不揮発性の可変抵抗素子にデータを記憶する抵抗変化型メモリを含み、
前記調整手段は、可変抵抗素子の電極間に電流経路を形成するためのフォーミングである、請求項10に記載の半導体装置。 - 半導体装置は、チャンネル上の電荷蓄積領域にデータを記憶する不揮発性メモリを含み、
前記調整手段は、前記電荷蓄積領域に電荷を蓄積するためのプログラムパルス電圧の初期値を調整する、請求項10に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記調整手段はさらに、前記電荷蓄積領域から電荷を消去するための消去パルス電圧の初期値を調整する、請求項15に記載の半導体装置。
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