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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Louis Lu-chen Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jack Allan Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Joseph O. Marsh, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven J. Zier, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Louis Lu-Chen Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jack Allan Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Joseph O. Marsh, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven J. Zier, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a method of testing an analog circuit is provided. The method includes (1) providing the analog circuit with a screening circuit adapted to cause the analog circuit to function like a logic gate during a test; and (2) applying digital signals to the analog circuit to test the analog circuit at a wafer level so as to detect a defect in one or more components of the analog circuit. Numerous other aspects are provided.