Re: OTP (really?) EPROMS

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From: Mark Robert Thorson
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1989 20:34

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davidc@vlsisj.VLSI.COM (David Chapman) says:

> You'd better believe they test the whole thing with wafer probing.  No
> semiconductor company worth its salt would ship partially-tested chips.

That's true when such testing is possible.  FPLA's and PAL's, however, must
be shipped with only partial testing because the fusemap can't be tested
without burning it.

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From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson)
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Subject: Re: OTP (really?) EPROMS
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