Enhanced degradation circuit
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsHenri Verhoeven, Oswald Moonen, Thieu Lammers
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Abstract
One example discloses a degradation circuit, including: a first set of structures configured to be coupled to a semiconductor package; a second set of structures, coupled to the first set of structures, and configured to be coupled to the package; wherein together the first and second set of structures form a Wheatstone bridge within a degradation detection element; and a controller, coupled to the degradation detection element, and configured to set an operational state of an integrated circuit (IC) within the package based on the degradation detection element.
Claims21
A degradation circuit, comprising:
- a first set of structures configured to be coupled to a semiconductor package;
- a second set of structures, coupled to the first set of structures, and configured to be coupled to the package;
- wherein together the first and second set of structures form a Wheatstone bridge within a degradation detection element;
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- a controller, coupled to the degradation detection element, and configured to set an operational state of an integrated circuit (IC) within the package based on the degradation detection element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.