Integrated circuit test power supply

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5773990
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08536206

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A power supply for testing an integrated circuit includes a source voltage input terminal for receiving an input voltage. The power supply serves as both a DUT active power supply and an IDDQ measurement circuit, without the need for switching between separate DUT active power supply and IDDQ measurement circuits. In one embodiment, a current source output driver includes a diode across a current sensing resistor inside a feedback loop. This minimizes VDD changes when the DUT demands transient current, such as when loading IDDQ test vectors. Moreover, with decreased transient changes in VDD, dielectric absorption effects of a decoupling capacitor are reduced.

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MEGATEST CORPORATION880 FOX LANE SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mros, Stanley Peter Roseville, MN 1 22
Wilstrup, Jan B Mounds View, MN 9 166

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