Burn-in activity monitor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5771267
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08727257

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According to the present invention, the invention relates to a semiconductor device having an activity monitor circuit formed thereon for monitoring the switching activity of signals generated by other circuits on the device during burn-in testing. In one embodiment, the activity monitor circuit includes means for detecting a present state of a signal; means for comparing the present state with a previous state of the signal; means for determining whether the state of the signal has switched a requisite number of times in a predetermined time period; and means for displaying the results of the determination.

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BELL SEMICONDUCTOR LLC401 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60611

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Graef, Stefan Milpitas, CA 25 469
Johanterwage, Ludger San Jose, CA 1 2

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