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- Patent Title: Integrated circuit device and method of identifying a presence of a broken connection within an external signal path
- Patent Title (中): 集成电路装置和识别在外部信号路径内断开的连接的存在的方法
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Application No.: US14236338Application Date: 2011-08-31
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Publication No.: US09176802B2Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Michael Rohleder , Ernst Aderholz , Bernhard Braun , Frank Donner
- Applicant: Michael Rohleder , Ernst Aderholz , Bernhard Braun , Frank Donner
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- International Application: PCT/IB2011/053813 WO 20110831
- International Announcement: WO2013/030625 WO 20130307
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00 ; G06F11/07 ; G06F11/20 ; G06F11/26 ; G01R31/28 ; H01L21/66 ; H01L23/00
Abstract:
An integrated circuit device comprises at least one connectivity identification module. The at least one connectivity identification module is arranged to determine an initial sensed state of at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, cause the at least one external signal path to be pulled towards an opposing state to the initial sensed state therefor, determine a new sensed state of the at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, and identify a presence of a broken connection within the at least one external signal path, if the new sensed state of the at least one external signal path does not match the initial sensed state of the at least one external signal path.
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