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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2003
Giuseppe LA Rosa, Fishkill, NY (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Anastasios A. Katsetos, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Stewart E. Rauch, Iii, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ping-chuan Wang, Hopewell Jct, NY (US);
Stephen P. Boffoli, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Fernando J. Guarin, Millbrook, NY (US);
B. B. (Bob) Lawhorn, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Giuseppe La Rosa, Fishkill, NY (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Anastasios A. Katsetos, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Stewart E. Rauch, III, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ping-Chuan Wang, Hopewell Jct, NY (US);
Stephen P. Boffoli, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Fernando J. Guarin, Millbrook, NY (US);
B. B. (Bob) Lawhorn, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A recovery circuit and a method for employing the same are provided. The recovery circuit has a current driver and, preferably two pass-gates, a first pass-gate connected in series to the current driver and a second pass-gate connected to a ground. The recovery circuit also has a recovery assembly or element and one or more contacts operatively connecting the recovery circuit to a wearout sensitive circuit or circuit element.