US Patent 7571400 Chip design verifying and chip testing apparatus and method

A chip design verifying and chip testing apparatus includes a storing means for storing an application program verifying an operation of a designed chip and testing a manufactured chip having a plurality of blocks, an I/O file, and a test vector; an interface means controlling a data transmission between the storing means and the chip, and having a data applying means for applying the I/O file and/or the test vector outputted from the storing means and a data storing means for storing data outputted from the chip; and a computer including a CPU for performing and controlling the application program.