Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Nguyen, Vinh (Department: 2829)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of individual circuit component or element
C324S763010
Reexamination Certificate
active
06897673
ABSTRACT:
On-chip absolute value measurement circuit and an on-chip capacitor mismatch value measurement circuits are provided. The absolute value measurement circuit begins charging a capacitor. When the voltage across the capacitor reaches a first threshold, the absolute value measurement circuit starts a counter. When the voltage across the capacitor reaches a second threshold, the counter stops. The counter value is provided as digital output. A computer device reads the digital output and calculates the absolute value of the capacitor based on the counter value. The mismatch measurement circuit repeatedly charges an evaluation capacitor and transfers the charge from the evaluation capacitor to an integrating capacitor. For each transfer of charge, a counter is incremented until the voltage across the integrating capacitor reaches a threshold voltage. The counter value is provided as digital output. This process is repeated for each evaluation capacitor on the chip. A computer device reads each counter value and calculates mismatch values based on the counter values.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6268813 (2001-07-01), de Wit
Golliher Sean Anthony
McNitt John Lynn
Savage Scott Christopher
Kobert Russell M.
LSI Logic Corporation
Nguyen Vinh
Yee & Associates P.C.
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