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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2004
Greg Bazan, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John M. Cohn, Richmond, VT (US);
Matthew S. Grady, Burlington, VT (US);
Phillip J. Nigh, Williston, VT (US);
Leah M. P. Pastel, Essex, VT (US);
Thomas G. Sopchak, Williston, VT (US);
Greg Bazan, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John M. Cohn, Richmond, VT (US);
Matthew S. Grady, Burlington, VT (US);
Phillip J. Nigh, Williston, VT (US);
Leah M. P. Pastel, Essex, VT (US);
Thomas G. Sopchak, Williston, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit and a method for monitoring defects in an integrated circuit chip. The circuit including a defect monitor portion and a sense element portion, the defect monitor portion either coupled to inputs of sense elements arranged in a chain or coupled between sense elements and forming portions of the chain.