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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Jacopo Mulatti, Latisana, IT;
Marco Maccarrone, Palestro, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IL;
Abstract
Presented is an analog voltage value measuring device for measuring any of a set of voltage references that are generated inside a memory architecture. The selected voltage to be measured is connected to a facility line through a multiplexer. The memory architecture includes a set of output buffers connected to a respective set of output pads. The device also includes a converter block, connected between the facility line and the output buffers of the memory architecture for converting a measured analog value of a voltage reference selected by the multiplexer to a digital value, which is presented on the output pads. A method of measuring an analog voltage value in a memory device is also disclosed. The method includes selecting an analog voltage value from the set of voltage values; transferring the selected analog value onto the facility line; converting the selected analog value to a digital value; and presenting the digital value on the output pads.