known-good die


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known-good die

[‚nōn ¦gu̇d ′dī]
(electronics)
An unpackaged, fully tested integrated circuit chip.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

known-good die

Chips that have been fully tested before being placed into their packages. Chips used in ceramic-based multichip modules (MCMs) are typically fully tested beforehand, because the ceramic substrates are costly to replace if the final package is faulty because of a bad chip. See MCM and known-good software.
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