Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for testing dynamic logic using an improved reset pulse

US6181155A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

R. Dean Adams · South Burlington, US
Patrick R. Hansen · South Burlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 1999
Grant date	Jan 30, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/31922
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting whether dynamic logic circuits are precharging properly. The method and apparatus uses a narrowed reset pulse to verify precharging is occurring as designed.

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