Method and system for wireless communication with an integrated circuit under evaluation
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communication between an integrated circuit device and a monitoring station, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a wireless signal from said integrated circuit device to said monitoring station using an antenna associated with said integrated circuit device, wherein said antenna is a pin on said integrated circuit device, and wherein said monitoring station performs one or more of testing, debugging and evaluating said integrated circuit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for wireless communication between an integrated circuit device and a monitoring station. Each integrated circuit device has one or more antennas that permit wireless communication with an external monitoring station. A signal destined for an integrated circuit device is transmitted by the monitoring station using an associated antenna. An antenna associated with the destination integrated circuit receives the transmitted signal. The antenna(s) may be embodied, for example, as pins that are external to the integrated circuit device, or printed or etched on the integrated circuit device itself. Greater bandwidth can be achieved, if necessary, by pooling the bandwidth of several antennas.
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1. A method for wireless communication between an integrated circuit device and a monitoring station, said method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a wireless signal from said integrated circuit device to said monitoring station using an antenna associated with said integrated circuit device, wherein said antenna is a pin on said integrated circuit device, and wherein said monitoring station performs one or more of testing, debugging and evaluating said integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An integrated circuit device, comprising:
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at least one circuit; and an antenna for wireless communication with an external monitoring station, wherein said antenna is a pin on said integrated circuit device, and wherein said monitoring station performs one or more of testing, debugging and evaluating said integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for wireless communication between an integrated circuit device and a monitoring station, said method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a wireless signal to said monitoring station from said integrated circuit device using an antenna associated with said integrated circuit device, wherein said antenna is a pin on said integrated circuit device, and wherein said monitoring station performs one or more of testing, debugging and evaluating said integrated circuit.
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