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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bharani Thiruvengadam, Beaverton, OR (US);
Akira Kakizawa, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3187 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2896 (2013.01); G01R 31/2853 (2013.01); G01R 31/2884 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to an electrical circuit and method. A capacitive element can be configured to be coupled in series with an electronic package component. A path resistance can be electrically coupled to the capacitive element. A driver can be configured to electrically charge the capacitive element. A voltage detector can be coupled to the capacitive element and configured to identify a condition of the electronic package component based on a measured voltage of the capacitive element.