Warranty monitoring and enforcement for integrated circuit and related design structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8452566
APP PUB NO 20090276178A1
SERIAL NO

12113974

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An integrated circuit (IC) including a warranty and enforcement system, and a related design structure and HDL design structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a parameter obtainer for obtaining a value of a parameter of the IC; a warranty data storage system for storing warranty limit data regarding the IC; a comparator for determining whether a warranty limit has been exceeded by comparing the value of the parameter to a corresponding warranty limit; and an action taker for taking a prescribed action in response to the warranty limit being exceeded.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodnow, Kenneth J Essex Junction, US 111 1168
Granato, Suzanne Essex Junction, US 11 154
Kamanu, Eze Essex Junction, US 3 93
Leonard, Todd E Williston, US 33 264
Ravindran, Ramnath Burlington, US 2 7
Schneider, Kyle E Bristol, US 5 108
Twombly, Peter A Shelburne, US 34 304

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