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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Harold W. Chase, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Daniel R. Knebel, Carmel, NY (US);
Dennis G. Menzer, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Stanislav Polonsky, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Pia N. Sanda, Chappagua, NY (US);
Harold W. Chase, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Daniel R. Knebel, Carmel, NY (US);
Dennis G. Menzer, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Stanislav Polonsky, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Pia N. Sanda, Chappagua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for characterizing circuit activity in an IC. Generally, the method comprises the steps of activating an IC, resolving the switching activity in space and time, and generating a representation of the switching behavior which differentiates the time that circuits or transistors switch. One embodiment of the invention, utilizes a method such as, but not limited to, time resolved photon emission to observe transistor level switching activity in an integrated circuit (IC).