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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); G01R 31/2853 (2013.01); G01R 31/2879 (2013.01);
Abstract
A test circuit includes an amplifier configured to receive an AC signal, and output an amplified AC signal based on the AC signal, a first detection circuit configured to generate a first DC voltage having a first value based on an amplitude of the AC signal, and a second detection circuit configured to generate a second DC voltage having a second value based on an amplitude of the amplified AC signal.