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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2009
Applicants:

Andre Luis L. Vilas Boas, São Paulo, BR;

Fabio Duarte DE Martin, São Paulo, BR;

Alfredo Olmos, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Andre Luis L. Vilas Boas, São Paulo, BR;

Fabio Duarte de Martin, São Paulo, BR;

Alfredo Olmos, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/319 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); G01R 31/31701 (2013.01); G01R 31/31926 (2013.01); G01R 31/2855 (2013.01);
Abstract

An integrated circuit probing structure () is provided for evaluating functional circuitry (), such as a slow slew-rate square wave signal from a low power circuit, where the probing structure includes two or more probe pads () for testing the functional circuitry which are formed to be electrically separate from one another, and a probe test circuit () connected to the functional circuitry () for conveying a signal from the functional circuitry to a probe needle () only when the probe needle () electrically connects the two or more probe pads ().


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