Chip programmer with power consumption measurement and corresponding programming method
By integrating the consumption measurement module in the chip burner, the problem that traditional chip burner cannot measure the chip running power consumption is solved, and the integration of chip burner and power consumption measurement is realized, improving work efficiency and performance evaluation Accuracy, compact structure and high practicality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411316237.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-20
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-24
AI Technical Summary
Traditional chip writers cannot measure the chip's operating power consumption in real time, limiting the comprehensive evaluation and optimization of chip performance.
Design a chip writer with a power consumption measurement module, including a power module, an information storage module, a display module, a control module, a writing module and a power consumption measurement module, which can measure the power consumption of the chip in real time during the writing process. , and display the results in real time through the display module, storing the ID number and test results.
It realizes the integration of chip writing and power consumption measurement, improves working efficiency, can accurately measure chip power consumption, provides a basis for performance evaluation, has a compact structure, is convenient to operate, is highly practical, and supports automatic switching of large and large current ranges.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing and testing, and in particular relates to a chip burner with power consumption measurement and a burning method. Background Art
[0002] With the rapid development of semiconductor technology, the functions of chips are becoming increasingly powerful, and the requirements for energy efficiency are also getting higher and higher. In the chip production process, programming (burning) is an indispensable step, which involves writing firmware or software code into the non-volatile memory of the chip. Traditional chip burners usually only focus on the success or failure of programming, and cannot know the power consumption of the chip during operation. The operating power consumption of the chip often needs to be measured with the help of other equipment, which limits the comprehensive evaluation and optimization of chip performance. Summary of the invention
[0003] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a chip burner with power consumption measurement and a corresponding burning method, which are used to realize the integration of chip burning and power consumption measurement and improve work efficiency.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0005] On the one hand, the present invention provides a chip burner with power consumption measurement, comprising a burner mainboard and a daughterboard, wherein the burner mainboard further comprises a power module, an information storage module, a display module, a control module, a burning module, a burning interface and a power consumption measurement module, wherein the burning interface is connected to the daughterboard; the control module is used to control the burning process and the power consumption measurement operation; the power module is used to power the burner; the burning module is used to realize the burning function of the chip; the power consumption measurement module is used to measure the operating power consumption of the chip; the display module is used to display the power consumption measurement result in real time; and the information storage module is used to store the chip ID number and the power consumption test result.
[0006] In a possible implementation, the sub-board further includes a sub-board burning interface and a chip placement area to be burned, the power consumption measurement module is used to provide an operating voltage for the chip to be burned, the control module is used to provide a reset signal for the chip to be burned, and the sub-board burning interface is used to connect to the burning interface.
[0007] In a possible implementation manner, the programming interface is set to a disabled input and disabled output state after programming is completed.
[0008] In a possible implementation, the power consumption measurement module includes a first resistor, a second resistor, a selector, an amplifier, and a gain resistor arranged on the amplifier; an output end of the power supply module is connected to one end of the first resistor and the second resistor and the in-phase input end of the amplifier; the other ends of the first resistor and the second resistor are connected to one end of the selector; the other end of the selector is connected to the power supply end of the sub-board where the chip to be burned is set and the inverting input end of the amplifier; the reference input end of the amplifier is connected to a reference voltage; and the output voltage of the output end of the amplifier serves as an operating power consumption indicator of the chip to be burned.
[0009] In a possible implementation, according to the calculation formula of the output voltage at the output end of the amplifier: V out =G×(V in+ -V in- )+V REF , where G is the gain of the amplifier, V in+ is the positive input voltage, V in- is the inverting input voltage, V REF is the reference voltage, R G is the gain resistor, and then the current magnitude representing the power of the chip to be programmed is: Among them, R is R1 or R2, R1 and R2 are selected by the selector, R1 channel tests large current signal, R2 channel tests small current signal, and the channel selected by the selector is controlled by the programmer.
[0010] Another aspect of the present invention provides a programming method applied to any of the above-mentioned programming devices, comprising the following steps:
[0011] Connect the chip to be burned to the burning interface;
[0012] The user sends operation instructions to the control module through the operation interface of the host computer, and the control module controls the burning module to burn the chip according to the instructions;
[0013] After the programming is completed, the chip is reset and the power consumption measurement module measures the chip application power consumption;
[0014] Whether the power consumption of the chip application is normal is determined according to the power consumption threshold, and the power consumption measurement result is displayed in real time through the display module; and the chip ID number and the power consumption test result are stored in the information storage module.
[0015] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] (1) The chip burning and power consumption measurement are integrated, which improves the work efficiency.
[0017] (2) It can accurately measure the power consumption of the chip, providing an important basis for chip performance evaluation.
[0018] (3) Compact structure, easy operation and high practicality.
[0019] (4) Automatic switching between large and small current ranges can be achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a principle block diagram of a chip writer with power consumption measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] Figure 2 A circuit schematic diagram of a power consumption measurement module in a chip writer with power consumption measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 3 The figure is a flowchart of the steps of the programming method according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0024] See also Figure 1 , shown is a principle block diagram of a chip burner with power consumption measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a burner mainboard and a daughterboard, the burner mainboard further includes a power module, an information storage module, a display module, a control module, a burning module, a burning interface and a power consumption measurement module, the burning interface is connected to the daughterboard; the control module is used to control the burning process and the power consumption measurement operation; the power module is used to power the burner; the burning module is used to realize the burning function of the chip; the power consumption measurement module is used to measure the operating power consumption of the chip; the display module is used to display the power consumption measurement results in real time; the information storage module is used to store the chip ID number and the power consumption test results. The daughterboard further includes a daughterboard burning interface and a chip placement area to be burned, the power consumption measurement module is used to provide an operating voltage for the chip to be burned, the control module is used to provide a reset signal for the chip to be burned, and the daughterboard burning interface is used to connect with the burning interface.
[0025] See also Figure 2 Since the power consumption of a chip is the product of voltage and current, the voltage supplied to the sub-board is constant, that is, the working voltage of the chip to be tested is constant, so only the working current of the chip to be tested is measured to obtain the operating power consumption of the chip to be tested. In another embodiment of the present invention, a chip writer with power consumption measurement, the power consumption measurement module includes a first resistor R1, a second resistor R2, a selector, an amplifier, and a gain resistor R arranged on the amplifier. G, an output end of the power supply module is connected to one end of the first resistor and the second resistor and the in-phase input end of the amplifier, the other end of the first resistor and the second resistor is connected to one end of the selector, the other end of the selector is connected to the power supply end of the sub-board where the chip to be burned is set and the inverting input end of the amplifier, the reference input end of the amplifier is connected to the reference voltage, and the output voltage of the output end of the amplifier is used as the operating power consumption indicator of the chip to be burned.
[0026] According to the calculation formula of the output voltage at the output end of the amplifier: V out =G×(V in+ -V in- )+V REF Where G is the gain of the amplifier, V in+ is the positive input voltage, V in- is the inverting input voltage, V REF is the reference voltage, R G is the gain resistor, and then the current representing the power of the chip to be programmed is: Wherein R is R1 or R2, R1 and R2 are selected by a selector, R1 channel tests large current signals, and R2 channel tests small current signals. The channel selected by the selector is controlled by the writer. By setting two-speed measurement channels, both high-power consumption chips (for example, operating current is in ampere level) and low-power consumption chips (for example, operating current is in milliampere level) can be directly tested without replacing the measurement sub-board, so that the writer structure of the embodiment of the present invention is compact and simple.
[0027] In a chip writer with power consumption measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention, the writing interface is set to a disabled input and disabled output state after writing is completed to prevent the writer from feeding power to the chip through the IO port, or the chip from feeding power to the writer through the IO port.
[0028] According to the above-described burner, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a burner method, which is applied to any of the above-described burners, see Figure 3 , including the following steps:
[0029] Connect the chip to be burned to the burning interface;
[0030] The user sends operation instructions to the control module through the operation interface of the host computer, and the control module controls the burning module to burn the chip according to the instructions;
[0031] After the programming is completed, the chip is reset and the power consumption measurement module measures the chip application power consumption;
[0032] Whether the power consumption of the chip application is normal is determined according to the power consumption threshold, and the power consumption measurement result is displayed in real time through the display module; and the chip ID number and the power consumption test result are stored in the information storage module.
[0033] It should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described herein are illustrative rather than restrictive. Although one or more embodiments of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A chip writer with power consumption measurement, characterized in that: The invention comprises a main board of a writer and a daughter board, wherein the main board of the writer further comprises a power supply module, an information storage module, a display module, a control module, a writing module, a writing interface and a power consumption measurement module, wherein the writing interface is connected to the daughter board; the control module is used for controlling the writing process and the power consumption measurement operation; the power supply module is used for supplying power to the writer; the writing module is used for realizing the writing function of the chip; the power consumption measurement module is used for measuring the operating power consumption of the chip; the display module is used for displaying the power consumption measurement result in real time; and the information storage module is used for storing the chip ID number and the power consumption test result.
2. The chip writer with power consumption measurement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The daughter board further includes a daughter board burning interface and a chip placement area to be burned, the power consumption measurement module is used to provide an operating voltage for the chip to be burned, the control module is used to provide a reset signal for the chip to be burned, and the daughter board burning interface is used to connect to the burning interface.
3. The chip writer with power consumption measurement as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The programming interface is set to a state of input and output disabled after programming is completed.
4. The chip writer with power consumption measurement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The power consumption measurement module includes a first resistor, a second resistor, a selector, an amplifier and a gain resistor arranged on the amplifier. An output end of the power supply module is connected to one end of the first resistor and the second resistor and the in-phase input end of the amplifier. The other ends of the first resistor and the second resistor are connected to one end of the selector. The other end of the selector is connected to the power supply end of the sub-board where the chip to be burned is set and the inverting input end of the amplifier. The reference input end of the amplifier is connected to the reference voltage. The output voltage of the output end of the amplifier is used as the operating power consumption indicator of the chip to be burned.
5. The chip writer with power consumption measurement as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: According to the calculation formula of the output voltage at the output end of the amplifier: V out =G×(V in+ -V in- )+V REF , where G is the gain of the amplifier, V in+ is the positive input voltage, V in- is the inverting input voltage, V REF is the reference voltage, R G is the gain resistor, and then the current magnitude representing the power of the chip to be programmed is: Among them, R is R1 or R2, R1 and R2 are selected by the selector, R1 channel tests large current signal, R2 channel tests small current signal, and the channel selected by the selector is controlled by the programmer.
6. A programming method, characterized in that: The method is applied to the burner as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising the following steps: Connect the chip to be burned to the burning interface; The user sends operation instructions to the control module through the operation interface of the host computer, and the control module controls the burning module to burn the chip according to the instructions; After the programming is completed, the chip is reset and the power consumption measurement module measures the chip application power consumption; Whether the power consumption of the chip application is normal is determined according to the power consumption threshold, and the power consumption measurement result is displayed in real time through the display module; and the chip ID number and the power consumption test result are stored in the information storage module.