[Video] Nvidia FAILURE Laboratory: testing chips down to the atom

[derzemel]

The juicy part starts at min 1.10:

[andrewjoy]

4:22 Backside probing ! He He He

[derzemel]

4:22 Backside probing ! He He He

All of us turn to 13 yearolds when we hear the word probing

Another example

[XMIT]

To me, NVIDIA's emulation facilities are rather more interesting. Testing chips mechanically is one thing. Testing chips logically, and simulating a chip that isn't even made yet, is something entirely different.

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2011/05/1 ... ation-lab/

[derzemel]

To me, NVIDIA's emulation facilities are rather more interesting. Testing chips mechanically is one thing. Testing chips logically, and simulating a chip that isn't even made yet, is something entirely different.

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2011/05/1 ... ation-lab/

It actually is the best way to simulate a new design. But simulating a chip with 8 billion or more transistors is really remarkable. No wonder those machines are so big and cost so much.
This giant I/O plug is fascinating



Anyway, some level of emulation is necessary when designing new electronics parts, especially very complex ones.