Integrated circuit

An evaluation method of evaluating a sending-side integrated circuit, said evaluation method comprising the steps of:

• preparing an inspecting integrated circuit including a first driver circuit for outputting a signal outside, a first receiver circuit for receiving a signal from outside, and a first time-axis expanding circuit for time-axis-expanding an output signal of the first receiver circuit, and an inspected integrated circuit including a second driver circuit having the same configuration as that of the first driver circuit, a second receiver circuit having the same configuration as that of the first receiver circuit, and a second time-axis expanding circuit having the same configuration as that of the first time-axis expanding circuit;
• connecting the first driver circuit of the inspecting integrated circuit to the second receiver circuit of the inspected integrated circuit by a transmission line and a terminal transistor;
• inputting a signal to the first driver circuit of the inspecting integrated circuit;
• and
• measuring a time-axis-expanded signal outputted from the second time-axis expanding circuit of the inspected integrated circuit, on the basis of a measuring clock signal having a predetermined period, with a counter.

An evaluation method of evaluating a receiving-side integrated circuit, said evaluation method comprising the steps of:

• preparing an inspected driver circuit of an integrated circuit for outputting a signal outside, and an inspecting integrated circuit including a receiver circuit for receiving a signal from outside, and a time-axis expanding circuit for time-axis-expanding an output signal of the receiver circuit;
• connecting the driver circuit to the receiver circuit of the inspecting integrated circuit by a transmission line and a terminal resistor;
• inputting a signal to the driver circuit;
• and
• measuring a time-axis-expanded signal outputted from the time-axis expanding circuit of the inspecting integrated circuit, on the basis of a measuring clock signal having a predetermined period, with a counter.