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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Douglas W. Kemerer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Edward W. Seibert, Williston, VT (US);
Lijiang L. Wang, South Burlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
Douglas W. Kemerer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Edward W. Seibert, Williston, VT (US);
Lijiang L. Wang, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method comprises tracing a first and second terminal of a junction through a circuit layout to associated power supplies to determine their respective defined bias values. The method further comprises comparing the defined bias values of each terminal in order to determine, based on the comparison, whether the junction is forward biased.