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US08489947B2 Circuit and method for simultaneously measuring multiple changes in delay
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用于同时测量多个延迟变化的电路和方法
- Patent Title: Circuit and method for simultaneously measuring multiple changes in delay
- Patent Title (中): 用于同时测量多个延迟变化的电路和方法
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Application No.: US13018002Application Date: 2011-01-31
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Publication No.: US08489947B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Stephen Kenneth Sunter
- Applicant: Stephen Kenneth Sunter
- Applicant Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28

Abstract:
A circuit and method provide built-in measurement of delay changes in integrated circuit paths. The circuit includes a digital shift register to access multiple paths, and may be implemented in digital boundary scan to test I/O pin delays. Synchronous to a first frequency, the circuit applies an alternating signal to the paths and samples the paths' output logic values synchronous with a second frequency that is asynchronous and coherent to the first clock frequency. The shift register conveys the samples to a modulo counter that counts the number of samples between consecutive rising or consecutive falling edges in the signal samples from a selected path. Between the two edges, the path or a path characteristic is changed, and the resulting modulo count after the second edge is proportional to the change in delay. The circuit can compare the count, or the difference between counts, to test limits.
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- US20110202804A1 Circuit And Method For Simultaneously Measuring Multiple Changes In Delay Public/Granted day:2011-08-18
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