Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reliability evaluation and system fail warning methods using on chip parametric monitors
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Application No.: US13344178Application Date: 2012-01-05
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Publication No.: US08504975B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Jeanne P. Bickford , John R. Goss , Nazmul Habib , Robert McMahon
- Applicant: Jeanne P. Bickford , John R. Goss , Nazmul Habib , Robert McMahon
- Applicant Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
A method of reliability evaluation and system fail warning using on chip parametric monitors. The method includes determining impact of parametric variation on reliability by identifying key parametric questions to be answered by stress, identifying parametric macros for each parameter, and identifying layout sensitive areas of evaluation. The process can also include a set of parametric macros in one of a test site or a product to be stressed, testing the set of parametric macros prior to start of stress and at each stress read out, and setting life time parameter profile for technology.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120105240A1 RELIABILITY EVALUATION AND SYSTEM FAIL WARNING METHODS USING ON CHIP PARAMETRIC MONITORS Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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