Invention Grant
US08154275B2 Apparatus and method for testing sense amplifier thresholds on an integrated circuit
有权
在集成电路上测试读出放大器阈值的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for testing sense amplifier thresholds on an integrated circuit
- Patent Title (中): 在集成电路上测试读出放大器阈值的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12503315Application Date: 2009-07-15
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Publication No.: US08154275B2Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Ashish R. Jain , Edgardo F. Klass
- Applicant: Ashish R. Jain , Edgardo F. Klass
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Stephen J. Curran
- Main IPC: G01R1/30
- IPC: G01R1/30 ; G01R31/02

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for testing sense amplifier threshold voltages on an integrated circuit includes one or more sense amplifier modules each including a number of sense amplifier circuits, a voltage generator unit, and detection logic. The voltage generator unit may select a differential voltage to supply to at least some of the sense amplifier circuits, and each sense amplifier circuit may be configured to generate an output value that is dependent upon the applied differential voltage in response to receiving an enable signal. The detection logic may detect and capture an output value of each of the sense amplifier circuits. In one implementation, the voltage generator unit may iteratively select a different differential voltage in response to a control input. Accordingly, the detection logic may capture the output value of the sense amplifiers after each change in differential voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110012643A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING SENSE AMPLIFIER THRESHOLDS ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2011-01-20
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