Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element
Patent
1995-05-18
1996-07-16
Karlsen, Ernest F.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of individual circuit component or element
371 225, G01R 3128
Patent
active
055370535
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for monitoring the functioning of a special operational mode on an integrated circuit module without the need for a special or dedicated pin. By monitoring the data output pins of the module operation in a special operational mode and premature interruption thereof, is detected. Delayed transition from a state of low impedance to a state of high impedance during the data output cycle is indicative of the special operational mode. The modules which usually have tri-state devices on their output lines are provided with delay circuitry to delay the transition of the tri-state device, during the data output cycle, from a state of low impedance to a state of high impedance while the device remains in a special operating mode.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3865986 (1975-02-01), Darwood
patent: 4262337 (1981-04-01), Jones
Sartwell Alfred L.
Thoma Endre P.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Karlsen Ernest F.
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