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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terrance J. Dishongh, Hillsboro, OR (US);
David H. Pullen, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/776 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/776 ;
Abstract
A circuit that senses changes in the electrical characteristics of one or more circuit elements and generates one or more signals based, at least in part, on the electrical characteristics that are sensed, is incorporated into an integrated circuit. In a further aspect of the present invention, the one or more signals generated by the circuit are indicative of the reliability of an electronic device into which an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.