Methods and circuits for testing open collectors and open drains

申请公布号：US6107814(A)

申请号：US19950530936

申请日期：1995.09.20

申请公布日期：2000.08.22

申请人：

MARTIN, WILLIAM C.

发明人：MARTIN, WILLIAM C.

分类号：G01R31/28;(IPC1-7):G01R31/28

主分类号：G01R31/28

摘要：The present invention is directed to methods and circuits for testing open collector or open drain output pads. In a preferred embodiment, the open collector or open drain outputs are hard driven to both their normal low and high level logic states during a test mode of operation. By actively driving open collector or open drain output pads to both their active and their inactive states, the existence of a stable output at any given sample time is guaranteed during a functionality test. The need to accurately estimate time delays associated with RC loads of external circuitry and the need to precisely strobe an open collector or open drain output following transition to an inactive, disabled state are therefore eliminated. Further, control signal inputs associated with a high impedance condition of open collector or open drain output pads can be directly examined at the circuit output using appropriate test logic.

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