发明名称 Frequency trimming for internal oscillator for test-time reduction
摘要 An internal precision oscillator (IPO) is trimmed within a microcontroller integrated circuit. The microcontroller integrated circuit receives a test program into flash memory on the microcontroller integrated circuit from a tester. The microcontroller integrated circuit also receives a reference signal from the tester. The IPO generates a clock signal having a frequency that depends upon a trim value. A general purpose timer on the microcontroller integrated circuit counts the number of cycles of the clock signal during a time period defined by the reference signal and outputs a digital value. A processor on the microcontroller integrated circuit executes the test program, reads the digital output, and adjusts the trim value such that the frequency of the clock signal is calibrated with respect to the reference signal. Test-time on the tester is reduced because the decision making during the frequency trimming process is made by the processor instead of the tester.
申请公布号 US7852099(B1) 申请公布日期 2010.12.14
申请号 US20070701137 申请日期 2007.01.31
申请人 IXYS CH GMBH 发明人 CLARK PAUL G.
分类号 G01R31/26;G01R31/02 主分类号 G01R31/26
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