Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On-chip sensor for monitoring active circuits on integrated circuit (IC) chips
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Application No.: US14945520Application Date: 2015-11-19
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Publication No.: US10191108B2Publication Date: 2019-01-29
- Inventor: Gregory G. Freeman , Siyuranga Koswatta , Paul S. McLaughlin , Daniel J. Poindexter , J. Campbell Scott , Scott Taylor , Gregory Uhlmann , James D. Warnock
- Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
- Applicant Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Assignee: Globalfoundries Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globalfoundries Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KY Grand Cayman
- Agency: DeLio, Peterson & Curcio, LLC
- Agent Robert Curcio
- Main IPC: G01R33/36
- IPC: G01R33/36 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
A sensor for on-chip monitoring the effects of operating conditions on a circuit, Integrated Circuit (IC) chips including the sensors, and a method of monitoring operating condition effects on-chip circuits, e.g., for the occurrence of electromigration. The sensor includes a multi-fingered driver associated with a monitored circuit, sensitive to known circuit parameter sensitivities. Sense and control logic circuit selectively driving the multi-fingered driver, and selectively monitoring for an expected multi-fingered driver response.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170146592A1 ON-CHIP SENSOR FOR MONITORING ACTIVE CIRCUITS ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) CHIPS Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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