Methods, apparatus, and systems for computing and analyzing integrated
circuit yield and quality are disclosed herein. For example, in one
exemplary method disclosed herein information is received from processing
test responses of integrated circuits designed for functional use in
electronic devices. In this embodiment, the information is indicative of
integrated circuit failures observed during testing of the integrated
circuits and of possible yield limiting factors causing the integrated
circuit failures. Probabilities that one or more of the possible yield
limiting factors in the integrated circuits actually caused the
integrated circuit failures are determined by statistically analyzing the
received information. The probabilities that one or more possible yield
limiting factors actually caused the integrated circuit failures are
reported. Tangible computer-readable media comprising computer-executable
instructions for causing a computer to perform any of the described
methods are also disclosed.