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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2004
Dale Alan Heaton, Lucas, TX (US);
Craig James Lambert, Plano, TX (US);
Vanessa Marie Bodrero, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, FR;
Alain Charles Chiari, Vence, FR;
Dale Alan Heaton, Lucas, TX (US);
Craig James Lambert, Plano, TX (US);
Vanessa Marie Bodrero, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, FR;
Alain Charles Chiari, Vence, FR;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The preferred embodiments of the present invention provide approaches for synchronizing signals in a testing system. In some embodiments, the timing signal associated with each device under test (DUT) is maintained at an integer multiple of the tester timing signal. Additionally, in other embodiments, the timing signal associated with various DUTs is used as a timing reference for other devices.