Method and device for detecting internal resistance voltage drop on a chip
AssigneeUnited Microelectronics Corp.
InventorsYa-Nan Mou, Chien-Chung Pan
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AssigneeUnited Microelectronics Corp.
InventorsYa-Nan Mou, Chien-Chung Pan
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The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting voltage drops on an IC chip. The device operates by using a reference voltage to detect the voltage range of a local voltage. A multiple number of reference voltages are used (or predetermined) between the reference voltage and the ground voltage. The voltage drop detecting device includes a multiple number of inverters having to the local voltage as its input. The inverters each have a trigger voltage corresponding to one of the reference positions. When the local voltage is smaller than the trigger voltage of the inverter, a low to high voltage switching is present at the output. A multiple number of positive-edge triggering devices, coupled to the reference voltage as one of its inputs, are each coupled to one of the inverters. A corresponding inverter presents a low to high switching to make the reference voltage present at the corresponding output terminal. The voltage range of the local voltage is detected at the output terminals.
A voltage drop detecting device using a reference voltage to detect a voltage range of a local voltage wherein a multiple reference sub-voltages are preset between the reference voltage and a ground voltage, said voltage drop detecting device comprising:
A voltage drop detecting device using a reference voltage to detect a voltage range of a local voltage having a multiple reference sub-voltages between said reference voltage and a ground voltage, said voltage drop detecting device comprising:
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