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Patent No.:

US 7576569 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2006

Circuit for dynamic circuit timing synthesis and monitoring of critical paths and environmental conditions of an integrated circuit

Applicants:

Gary D. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);

Alan J. Drake, Round Rock, TX (US);

Harmander S. Deogun, Austin, TX (US);

Michael S. Floyd, Austin, TX (US);

Norman K. James, Liberty Hill, TX (US);

Robert M. Senger, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Gary D. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);

Alan J. Drake, Round Rock, TX (US);

Harmander S. Deogun, Austin, TX (US);

Michael S. Floyd, Austin, TX (US);

Norman K. James, Liberty Hill, TX (US);

Robert M. Senger, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Mitch Harris, Atty at Law, LLC

Andrew M. Harris

Libby Z. Handelsman

Primary Examiner:

Stacy A Whitmore

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H03K 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A circuit for dynamically monitoring the operation of an integrated circuit under differing temperature, frequency, and voltage (including localized noise and droop), and for detecting early life wear-out mechanisms (e.g., NBTI, hot electrons).

Find Patent Forward Citations

Carpenter, Gary. (2009). Circuit for dynamic circuit timing synthesis and monitoring of critical paths and environmental conditions of an integrated circuit (U.S. Patent No. 7576569). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7576569

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