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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Jason Thurston, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carl Thomas Gray, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jason Thurston, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carl Thomas Gray, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Integrated Device Technology inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit is provided comprising: a serial transmitter, a serial receiver and a serial connection providing communication between the serial transmitter and the serial receiver. The integrated circuit further comprises a duty cycle distortion circuit so that the integrated circuit can be stress tested by distorting the duty cycle of a signal within the integrated circuit.