REGULATOR CIRCUIT FOR TESTING INHERENT PERFORMANCE OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A regulator circuit comprising:
- a power voltage regulator for regulating a variation caused by a power voltage applied to an input terminal so as to reach an adjustment target voltage level to output a regulated voltage level from an output terminal; and
a voltage adjuster for adjusting the voltage level outputted from the output terminal of said power voltage regulator.
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Abstract
In testing the function of an integrated circuit which includes a power voltage regulator for smoothing a power voltage received on an input terminal so as to reach an adjustment target voltage level, and a voltage adjuster for adjusting the voltage level, the voltage adjuster being interconnected to a wiring which is to supply the power voltage of the adjustment target voltage level thus adjusted to internal logics produced by designing in advance for accomplishing a target function, the voltage adjuster is controlled to execute a function test with plural voltage levels, and, based on a result from the function test, the optimal voltage level is selected which is to be supplied to the internal logics. The inherent performance of the regulator circuit is measured without being affected by the parasitic resistances.
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4 Claims
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1. A regulator circuit comprising:
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a power voltage regulator for regulating a variation caused by a power voltage applied to an input terminal so as to reach an adjustment target voltage level to output a regulated voltage level from an output terminal; and a voltage adjuster for adjusting the voltage level outputted from the output terminal of said power voltage regulator. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An integrated circuit comprising:
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internal logics produced by designing in advance for accomplishing a target function; and a regulator circuit which comprises; a power voltage regulator for regulating a variation caused by a power voltage applied to an input terminal so as to reach an adjustment target voltage level to output a regulated voltage level from an output terminal to thereby feed said internal logics; and a voltage adjuster interconnected between the output terminal of said power voltage regulator and said internal logics for adjusting the voltage level outputted from the output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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