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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2008
Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Suzanne Granato, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Eze Kamanu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Todd E. Leonard, Williston, VT (US);
Ramnath Ravindran, Burlington, VT (US);
Kyle E. Schneider, Bristol, VT (US);
Peter A. Twombly, Shelburne, VT (US);
Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Suzanne Granato, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Eze Kamanu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Todd E. Leonard, Williston, VT (US);
Ramnath Ravindran, Burlington, VT (US);
Kyle E. Schneider, Bristol, VT (US);
Peter A. Twombly, Shelburne, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) including a warranty and enforcement system, and a related design structure and HDL design structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a parameter obtainer for obtaining a value of a parameter of the IC; a warranty data storage system for storing warranty limit data regarding the IC; a comparator for determining whether a warranty limit has been exceeded by comparing the value of the parameter to a corresponding warranty limit; and an action taker for taking a prescribed action in response to the warranty limit being exceeded.