On-die monitoring device power grid
US7138816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/3004
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to monitor on-die device power grid. A sensor circuit generates a ground reference (GR) signal and N power reference (PR) signals forming a ladder according to a programmable configuration. The GR signal tracks a device ground signal of a device and the PR signals track a device power signal of the device. A comparator circuit compares the GR signal with the N PR signals to provide N comparison output signals, the N comparison output signals indicating position and time that the GR reference signal moves across the ladder.
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