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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Kenneth Michael Butler, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Michael Butler, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for analyzing an integrated circuit are disclosed. An example method includes supplying power to an on-chip supply power regulator of integrated circuit, instructing the on-chip supply power regulator to output a circuit supply signal having a desired minimum voltage level for the integrated circuit, instructing the integrated circuit to initiate an on-chip self-test process, analyzing the results of the on-chip self-test process, and repeating the process after stepping down the voltage of the circuit supply signal level.