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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6092223 | Redundancy circuit for semiconductor integrated circuit A redundancy circuit for a semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed, which includes each cell of the column redundancy cell block corresponding to each cell of the cell sub-array is connected opposite to the connection of the cells of the cell sub-ar... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092224 | Logic analyzer probe assembly with probe and interface boards The Logic Analyzer Probe Board is a hardware design which allows convenient access to signals on a printed circuit board. On one side of the Probe Board assembly is a collection of probes that provide contact to the printed-circuit boards pads, pins, vias... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092225 | Algorithmic pattern generator for integrated circuit tester An integrated circuit (IC) tester organizes an IC test into a succession of test cycles, each test cycle being subdivided into four segments. The tester includes a separate tester channel for carrying out a test activity at each IC pin during each segment... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092226 | Fabrication of test logic for level sensitive scan on a circuit An input cell to the core logic on an electrical component and an output cell from the core logic on an electrical component are provided with a first signal path for data, a second signal path for scan data, a flip flop positioned near the pad of the cor... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092227 | Test circuit A test circuit includes a writing unit that outputs m-bit data captured upon receipt of a clock signal, branches the m-bit data n identical m-bit data signals, and stores the n m-bit data signals in a memory device. A function determining unit reads the n... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092228 | Message receiving apparatus and message transmitting and receiving method A signal 101 from a transmitting station includes: an address 102 specific to a message receiving apparatus; a specific message 103 that is an advance notice indicating receipt of a large-volume message; and a message main body 105. The message receiving ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092229 | Single chip systems using general purpose processors A system for providing information to memory within a local device is provided herein. The system initially receives information transmitted from a remote location and reads predetermined data, including start and end addresses, within the local device. T... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092230 | Method and apparatus for detecting bad frames of information in a communication system A communication system implements detection of bad frames of information by utilizing multiple bit correction thresholds. Equipment used within the communication system adapts to different signaling environments by dynamically altering the bit correction ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092231 | Circuit and method for rapid checking of error correction codes using cyclic redundancy check A circuit and method use a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) unit to check any errors detected by an error correction code (ECC) unit when reading a sector of bytes from a disk in a disk drive. The CRC unit reads the sector of bytes from the disk simultaneous... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092232 | Disk data reproducing apparatus and disk data reproducing method A disk data reproducing apparatus and a disk data reproducing method for carrying out error correction at fixed intervals independent of demodulation rate fluctuations caused by variable disk revolutions during access, whereby the reliability of error cor... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092233 | Pipelined Berlekamp-Massey error locator polynomial generating apparatus and method The present invention provides an apparatus for generating an error locator polynomial from a plurality of partial syndromes. The partial syndromes are generated from a data sector sequentially read from a storage medium. The apparatus comprises discrepan... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092234 | Method and device for determining thresholds of metric values used in Viterbi synchronization evaluation circuits A method and device determines the metric value threshold used in a Viterbi synchronization evaluation circuit which enables to synchronize with a correct coding rate when multiple coding rates exist in the input signal to a Viterbi decoder. A first codin... | 07/18/2000 |
