Fundamentals of MCM Testing and Design-for-Testability

Products motivated by performance-driven and/or density-driven goals often use Multi-Chip Module (MCM) technology, even though it still faces several challenging problems that need to be resolvedbefore it becomes a widely adopted technology. Among its mostchallenging problems is achieving acceptable MCM assembly yieldswhile meeting quality requirements. This problem can be significantlyreduced by adopting adequate MCM test strategies: to guarantee thequality of incoming bare (unpackaged) dies prior to module assembly;to ensure the structural integrity and performance of assembled modules; and to help isolate the defective parts and apply the repair process.