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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:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2002
Jeffrey R. Rearick, Fort Collins, CO (US);
John G. Rohrbaugh, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Shad Shepston, Firestone, CO (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Integrated circuits (ICs) are provided. A representative IC includes a first pad that incorporates a first driver and a first receiver, with the first driver being configured to provide a first pad output signal to a component external to the IC, and the first receiver being configured to receive a first pad input signal from a component external to the IC. A first test circuit also is provided that is internal to the IC. The first test circuit is adapted to provide information corresponding to the driver strength of the first pad. Systems, methods, computer-readable media and other ICs also are provided.