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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
R Dean Adams, Hanover, NH (US);
Edmond S Cooley, Lyme, NH (US);
Patrick R Hansen, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
714718 ; 714733 ; 365201 ;
Abstract
An on-chip test circuit for evaluating on-chip signals for a semiconductor memory chip includes an on-chip signal associated with a memory circuit on the chip; said on-chip signal having a signal characteristic to be evaluated; an input circuit for receiving an off-chip test signal; and a test circuit that compares said on-chip signal and said test signal.
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