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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Pawel Owczarczyk, Highland, NY (US);
Mark Cichanowski, Hutto, TX (US);
Michael Greene, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Romain, Beacon, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Configuring a fault-sensing ring oscillator circuit is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a fault-sensing ring oscillator circuit includes a plurality of ring oscillators; an enable circuit configured to enable and disable the plurality of ring oscillators; an OR circuit including a plurality of inputs, wherein each input is coupled to a respective ring oscillator of the plurality of ring oscillators; and a first fault detection latch including a SET input coupled to a first output of the OR circuit and a RESET input coupled to the enable circuit, wherein the first fault detection latch indicates a stuck at fault condition when the plurality of ring oscillators are disabled by the enable circuit and at least one of the plurality of ring oscillators is active.