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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Zachary E. Berndlmaier, Newburg, NY (US);
Stephen F. Geissler, Underhill, VT (US);
William R. Tonti, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Zachary E. Berndlmaier, Newburg, NY (US);
Stephen F. Geissler, Underhill, VT (US);
William R. Tonti, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for autonomously self-monitoring and self-adjusting the operation of an integrated circuit device throughout the integrated circuit device's useful life. The invention periodically performs performance self-testing on the integrated circuit device throughout the integrated circuit devices useful life. The invention also evaluates whether results from the self-testing are within acceptable limits and self-adjusts parameters of the integrated circuit device until the results from the self-testing are within the acceptable limits.