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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
Robert Walter Berry, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael Criscolo, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Pedro Martin-de-nicolas, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Leverett Meissner, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Timothy Saunders, Round Rock, TX (US);
Robert Walter Berry, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael Criscolo, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Pedro Martin-de-Nicolas, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Leverett Meissner, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Timothy Saunders, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for testing one or more electrical components. The apparatus and method provide a CRC function that is used to calculate a CRC value for a portion of memory. The CRC value is compared with an expected CRC value to determine if the electrical component passed or failed the test.