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Adjustable test pattern results latency

US7788564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2007
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/56
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A digital test instrument and a test method provide adjustable results latency. A digital test instrument includes a pattern controller configured to generate a sequence of test patterns, responsive, at least in part, to a pass/fail result, a pattern memory configured to supply the generated sequence of test patterns to a unit under test, a pattern results collection unit configured to receive at least one result value from the unit under test and to determine a pass/fail result for at least one supplied test pattern, and a synchronization unit configured to provide a no-result indication to the pattern controller during a preset number of pattern cycles following the start of a test, the preset number of pattern cycles based on a results latency of the test instrument, and to provide pass/fail results to the pattern controller after the preset number of pattern cycles.

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