Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for measuring an integrated circuit age
- Patent Title (中): 用于测量集成电路时代的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13861318Application Date: 2013-04-11
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Publication No.: US09255967B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Rubil Ahmadi , Varghese George , Suhas Mysore Satheesh
- Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Zilka-Kotab, PC
- Main IPC: G01R25/00
- IPC: G01R25/00 ; G01R31/08 ; G01R31/317 ; G01R25/04 ; H02H3/38 ; G01R27/28

Abstract:
A system and method are provided for measuring an integrated circuit age. A first clock generator is provided for generating a first clock signal and a second clock generator is provided for generating a second clock signal. Further, a phase detector in communication with the first clock generator and the second clock generator is provided for receiving the first clock signal from the first clock generator and the second clock signal from the second clock generator, and outputting a phase difference signal that is capable of being used as a measure of an integrated circuit age. Still yet, a circuit in communication with the phase detector and the first clock generator is provided for receiving the first clock signal from the first clock generator and the phase difference signal from the phase detector and for synchronizing the phase difference signal from the phase detector with the first clock signal from the first clock generator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140306687A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AGE Public/Granted day:2014-10-16
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