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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2021
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Andreas H. A. Arp, Nufringen, DE;
Matthias Ringe, Tuebingen, DE;
Thomas Makowski, Pfullingen, DE;
Michael V. Koch, Ehningen, DE;
Fatih Cilek, Boeblingen, DE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 5/133 (2014.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/31725 (2013.01); H03K 5/133 (2013.01); G01R 31/003 (2013.01); H03K 2005/00078 (2013.01); H03K 2005/0015 (2013.01); H03K 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A burn-in resilient integrated circuit is provided. The burn-in resilient integrated circuit includes an inverter chain and a plurality of inverter circuits on the inverter chain. The burn-in resilient integrated circuit also includes a loop providing an electrical connection from an output of the inverter chain to an input of the inverter chain. The loop is selectable in accordance with a burn-in operation.