Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific signal discriminating without subsequent control – By shape
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-13
2009-08-18
Whitmore, Stacy A (Department: 2825)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Specific signal discriminating without subsequent control
By shape
C327S024000, C716S030000, C716S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07576569
ABSTRACT:
A circuit for dynamically monitoring the operation of an integrated circuit under differing temperature, frequency, and voltage (including localized noise and droop), and for detecting early life wear-out mechanisms (e.g., NBTI, hot electrons).
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Carpenter Gary D.
Deogun Harmander S.
Drake Alan J.
Floyd Michael S.
James Norman K.
Handelsman Libby Z.
Harris Andrew M.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mitch Harris Atty at Law, LLC
Whitmore Stacy A
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