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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Kay Chesnut, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Anthony C. Le, El Segundo, CA (US);

MaryAnne Dooley, El Segundo, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G01R 31/311 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5036 (2013.01); G01R 31/2881 (2013.01); G01R 31/311 (2013.01); G01R 31/2879 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes measuring a plurality of latchup release parameter values of a monitored circuit to generate data. Each latchup release parameter value of the plurality of latchup release parameter values is associated with the monitored circuit exiting a latchup state. The method also include predicting, based on the data and based on one or more characteristic values of a protection circuit coupled to the monitored circuit, whether the protection circuit is likely to prevent an occurrence of a latent failure within the monitored circuit in particular latchup conditions.


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