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Semiconductor Economics 101<br />

Cost – the prime drive for technology<br />

Manufacturing cost/transistor falls rapidly<br />

higher performance/cost ratio<br />

Complexity increasing with each technology<br />

advancement<br />

Test cost falls slowly<br />

Increasing test cost contribution to overall cost<br />

Tester time extremely valuable<br />

Important to find defective chip early in test cycle or<br />

manufacturing flow

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