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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Larisa Goffman-Vinopal, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Vladimir Kaplunov, Nahariya, IL;
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for determining integrated circuit (IC) device degradation over time are provided. Transistors are the basic building blocks of IC devices. The degradation of the transistors in IC devices over time leads slowly to decreased switching speeds. To monitor the condition of an IC device as it ages, oscillator circuitry operating at switching frequencies of various circuits in the IC device may be included and monitored for changes in switching frequency over time. A degraded condition of the IC device may be determined when the change in switching frequency exceeds a threshold value.