| 摘要 |
An optical voltage measurement circuit for use in an integrated circuit having at least one voltage power rail and method of operation thereof. The optical voltage measurement circuit includes a reference voltage rail that, in an advantageous embodiment, is coupled to an external variable power supply. The optical voltage measurement circuit also includes a switching device, such as a N-channel field effect transistor (NFET), that selectively couples the reference voltage rail to the voltage power rail to initiate a current flow therebetween, where the current flow generates an optical emission corresponding to a potential difference between the reference voltage and voltage power rails. In a related embodiment, the optical voltage measurement circuit further includes a current limiting resistor.
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