Method and apparatus for calibrating internal pulses in an...

Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element

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C324S750300

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ABSTRACT:
A method and circuit for measuring internal pulses includes an enable circuit configured to receive a control signal from an on-chip built-in tester to enable measurement of internal circuits. A delay chain is configured to receive a pulse signal from an on-chip circuit component. Sampling latches each include a data input coupled between adjacent delay elements of the delay chain and synchronized with the clock signal such that a transition in the pulse signal is indicated by comparing adjacent digital values in an output sequence.

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