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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169225 | System and method for on-chip jitter injection High Speed I/O interfaces such as DVI, S-ATA or PCI-Express require expensive test equipment. Loop-back tests are widely used as one alternative, but lack coverage of timing-related defects. A system and method for on-chip jitter injection using a variable delay wit... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164347 | Continuous series arc generator An arc fault demonstrator device for testing the efficacy of an arc fault interrupter (AFI) circuit breaker. The device includes a motor that moves a movable electrode relative to a stationary electrode under microprocessor control. A relay switches the electrodes c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8120376 | Fault detection apparatuses and methods for fault detection of semiconductor processing tools Fault detection apparatuses and methods for detecting a processing or hardware performance fault of a semiconductor production tool have been provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for detecting a fault of a semiconductor production tool includes sensing a s... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111073 | Testing device A testing device (100) includes a main body (20) for supplying power to an electronic product including a space capable of assembling a battery therein, and a housing (10). The main body includes a fixing member (22) and a moving member (... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8093907 | Test equipment A test apparatus for a DUT having a bidirectional differential interface is provided. A main driver amplifier generates a first differential signal Vd based on pattern data (PAT) to be transmitted to a DUT. A first replica driver amplifier generates a second ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089285 | Implementing tamper resistant integrated circuit chips A method and tamper resistant circuit for resisting tampering including reverse engineering in a semiconductor chip, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. A sensing device for detecting a chip tampering state is formed with the se... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085060 | System and method for evaluating the electromagnetic compatibility of integrated circuits in an in-situ environment A device is configured to evaluate electromagnetic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The device includes a fluid chamber, a first impeller, a second impeller, and a radio frequency measurement antenna. The fluid chamber is configured to receive the integrate... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081004 | Testing card for peripheral component interconnect interfaces A testing card for peripheral component interconnection (PCI) interface includes a body, a plurality of PCI pins, a PCI interface chip, and a plurality of PCI testing pins. The PCI pins are mounted to the body. The PCI interface chip is mounted to the body and conne... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8054086 | Apparatus for dispensing and detecting solid pharmaceutical articles and related methods of operation A method for dispensing and detecting solid pharmaceutical articles includes: forcing an article through a dispensing channel and past a sensor configured and positioned to detect the article passing through the dispensing channel, wherein the article includes one o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8022712 | Testing adapter The invention relates to a testing adapter suitable for testing a wireless telecommunication device. The testing adapter comprises a first contact member and a second contact member, the first contact member and the second contact member having at least one degree o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013618 | Voltage detection apparatus A voltage detection apparatus includes: a battery including unit cells mutually connected in series; a first block including at least one of the unit cells; a second block including at least one of the unit cells, and provided adjacent to the first block; a first vo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7990157 | Card for simulating peripheral component interconnect loads A card for simulating peripheral component interconnect (PCI) loads of a computer motherboard uses a PCI interface to be inserted into a PCI slot of the computer motherboard to receive first to third voltage signals from the computer. First to third load modules of ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986149 | System and method for adaptive load fault detection In one embodiment, a method for sensing an output fault condition is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an error signal that indicates an output fault condition, and monitoring an input signal having a duration. An error flag is set if a fast switching mode i... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7940059 | Method for testing H-bridge A method for measuring an on resistance in an H-bridge including first and second transistors connected to a first output terminal, third and fourth transistors connected to a second output terminal, and a measurement switch connected to the first and second output ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936172 | Automatic test equipment self test A self test adapter (STA) for automatic test equipment (ATE) is provided. The STA includes an enclosure. A backplane is housed by the enclosure. A dual data bus is integrated into the backplane. At least one STA card module is inserted into the backplane. The at lea... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7902834 | Upgradable test set An upgradeable test set is that includes a stimulator circuit to transmit test signals to an electrical equipment under test, a coupling to removeably couple at least the stimulator circuit to one of a plurality of front-end interfaces. The plurality of front-end in... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888947 | Calibrating automatic test equipment A method for use with automatic test equipment (ATE) includes programming the ATE to generate bursts, each of which corresponds to a signal characteristic produced by the ATE, obtaining power levels for the bursts, and determining if the power levels for the bursts ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884617 | ESD detection circuit and related method thereof An electro-static discharge (ESD) detection circuit is provided. The ESD detection circuit includes: a first power pad for receiving a first supply voltage; a second power pad for receiving a second supply voltage; an RC circuit having an impedance component coupled... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868625 | Slot interposer probe The slot interposer probe consists of a board with a male edge connector and a female edge connector connected to its opposed edges and circuitry electrically connecting the male edge connector to the female edge connector. The female edge connector may be a straddl... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7816925 | Electrical continuity tester and tracer An electrical continuity tester for testing the continuity of a cable between one end to another end, includes a main housing having first and second ends; a first test port disposed at the first end, the first test port for being connected to one end of a cable bei... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7795880 | Detecting apparatus A detecting apparatus for checking a detected item of an electrically conductive fastener attached to a workpiece includes a lower checking member for supporting the workpiece, an upper checking member movably set above the lower checking member, an electrical sourc... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7782064 | Test apparatus and test module Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a control apparatus that controls the test apparatus; a pattern generator that generates a plurality of test patterns to be provided to a plurality of input terminals of the device under test; a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7764068 | Test board for testing PCBS A test board for testing PCBs includes a plurality of signal input terminals, a plurality of signal output terminals connected to the signal input terminals respectively, a standby signal output terminal, and a plurality of switches. The standby signal output termin... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7723998 | Integrated circuit protection and detection grid A mesh of conductors forms a grid in a multi-layered electronic device. The mesh of conductors includes (1) a first set of conductors disposed in one layer forming parallel lines in the one layer, and (2) a second set of conductors disposed in another ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7710123 | Voltage variance tester An exemplary voltage variance tester includes a first to a third testing circuits each comprising an adjustable power source and an electrical switch; a first to a third signal generators providing a first to a third signals respectively; a connector having a first ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7671604 | Nanoscale fault isolation and measurement system Disclosed is a fault isolation and measurement system that provides multiple near-field scanning isolation techniques on a common platform. The system incorporates the use of a specialized holder to supply electrical bias to internal circuit structures located withi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667466 | Target tester interface An electronics testing assembly includes a housing, a tester assembly, and an activation assembly. The housing is sized to retain the activation assembly and at least one electronics testing device. The tester enclosure is configured to house a plurality of tester c... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663376 | Printed circuit board for sensing voltage drop A printed circuit board (PCB) having capabilities to measure a voltage drop of current flowing therethrough. The PCB may optionally include other capabilities for measuring, calculating, sensing, or other processing of information and data associated with the curren... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7649362 | Apparatus for testing catalysis electrode of fuel cell An apparatus is disclosed for testing a catalysis electrode of a fuel cell. The apparatus includes a driving module, a loading module, a containing module and an analyzing unit. The containing module includes a hollow threaded bolt, a sleeve and a contact plate. The... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646203 | Defect detection system with multilevel output capability and method thereof A defect detection system and related method take advantage of multilevel detection technique for detecting defects on an integrated circuit. The defect detection system utilizes an analog-to-digital converter for converting an analog sensing signal into an output c... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7598750 | Fluid fitting electromagnetic effects test chamber An apparatus and method for testing electromagnetic effects. In one advantageous embodiment, the apparatus has a chamber, a door connected to the chamber, a gas supply system attached to the chamber, a plurality of electrical connectors attached to the chamber, a re... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7525320 | Voltage control circuit for endoscope A voltage control circuit includes a voltage step-up device that steps up an applied voltage to a stepped-up voltage, an electronic device to which the stepped-up voltage is applied, a current monitor that monitors a supplied current that is supplied to the electron... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7511510 | Nanoscale fault isolation and measurement system Disclosed is a fault isolation and measurement system that provides multiple near-field scanning isolation techniques on a common platform. The system incorporates the use of a specialized holder to supply electrical bias to internal circuit structures located withi... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7412344 | System for synchronously controlling the testing of pluralities of devices and the method of the same The present invention discloses a system for synchronously controlling the testing of pluralities of devices, comprising a server, a switch coupled to the server, and a testing instrument coupled to the server. Pluralities of computers are coupled to the server resp... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391219 | Chip type electronic component for test, and mounted state test method A chip type electronic component for test is provided with an element body, and four or more terminal electrodes placed on the exterior of the element body. The element body has a plurality of laminated insulator layers, and a plurality of internal electrodes arrang... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365552 | Surface mount package fault detection apparatus A fault detection apparatus for surface mount packages is provided. The apparatus can include a retainer for releasably securing a circuit board such as a printed circuit board having an electrical component mounted thereon via a ball grid array surface mount packag... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361999 | Body-carrying human power generation system A human power generation system includes a generation module and a generator. The generation module includes two speed-up great sets and a rack. Each speed-up gear set includes a shaft to which a pinion and a gear are coaxially mounted. The pinion of the first gear ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353712 | Integrated circuitry and method for manufacturing the same The integrated circuitry on a semiconductor substrate includes an integrated circuit arranged in a circuit area of the semiconductor substrate and a stress-sensitive structure on the semiconductor substrate for detecting a mechanical stress component in the semicond... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7345489 | Arc fault and ground fault circuit interrupter tester apparatus and method A circuit tester comprising an AFCI having two pairs of leads connected to the opposite end of each circuit tester in series for connecting an AFCI with ground fault circuit technology capabilities between an electrical circuit load and a power source to indicate el... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7295020 | Cap at resistors of electrical test probe A lossy dielectric device dissipates, absorbs, and/or dampens electric fields. The lossy dielectric device may be used with any transmission path, such as a transmission line or resistor in a probe head. The lossy dielectric device preferably includes a lossy dielec... | 11/13/2007 |
