The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David M. Friend, Stewartville, MN (US);
Grant P. Kesselring, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric J. Lukes, Stewartville, MN (US);
James D. Strom, Rochester, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses an IC with an electromigration (EM) monitor. The IC includes a functional circuit configured according to a first value of a parameter related to EM tolerance. The IC also includes a dummy version of the functional circuit configured according to a second value of the parameter. The second value causes the dummy version of the functional circuit to be more sensitive to an EM event than the functional circuit. Upon the EM monitor determines that the EM event occurs in the dummy version of the functional circuit, the EM monitor asserts a signal indicating that the EM event has occurred in the dummy version of the functional circuit and providing a warning that the EM event is likely to occur in the functional circuit.