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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kumar Abhishek, Austin, TX (US);
Srikanth Jagannathan, Austin, TX (US);
Hector Sanchez, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embedded continuity test circuit is provided. An integrated circuit includes a bond pad and an oscillator circuit. The oscillator circuit is configured to generate an oscillator signal having a first frequency when the bond pad is coupled to a bond region of a package and a second frequency when the bond pad is not coupled to the bond region of the package.