Integrated circuit arrangement, method and system for use in a safety-critical application
US9647449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R19/16576
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated circuit arrangement (100, 200, 600) has a first circuit part (102, 202, 602) which can be supplied with a first supply voltage (106, 206, 606), and a second circuit part (104, 204, 604) which can be supplied with a second supply voltage (108, 208, 608). The first circuit part and the second circuit part are arranged in a manner spatially separate from one another. The first circuit part has a first conduction element (110, 210, 310, 410, 610), and the second circuit part has a second conduction element (112, 212, 312, 412, 612). The integrated circuit arrangement also has a third conduction element (114, 214, 314, 414, 614), the third conduction element being arranged between the first conduction element and the second conduction element in such a manner that the third conduction element is arranged adjacent to the first conduction element and the third conduction element is also arranged adjacent to the second conduction element. The third conduction element can be supplied with a reference potential (116, 216, 616) at a first end, and the third conduction element is connected, at a second end, to an evaluation circuit (118, 218, 618) for detecting a short circuit fr…
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