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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:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
George T. Galyon, Fishkill, NY (US);
King M. Chu, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Jeffrey A. Newcomer, Beacon, NY (US);
Prabjit Singh, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ;
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment is a system and method for a device reliability test circuit. The method includes applying a DC voltage across the device for a period, wherein the DC voltage is less than the rated voltage of said device, and determining a failure point of the device based on applying the DC voltage.