Patents by Inventor Gerard Michael SALEM

Gerard Michael SALEM has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Diagnostic enhancement for multiple instances of identical structures
    Patent number: 11378623
    Abstract: A method includes executing a test against a first structure and a second structure of a built-in self-test circuit. Each of the first and second structures include a plurality of latches arranged as a plurality of stump chains. The method also includes unloading a first result of the test from the plurality of stump chains of the first structure and a second result of the test from the plurality of stump chains of the second structure. The method further includes determining that the plurality of stump chains of the first structure includes a faulty latch based on the first result not matching the second result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Michael Douskey, Orazio Pasquale Forlenza, Mary P. Kusko, Franco Motika, Gerard Michael Salem
  • DIAGNOSTIC ENHANCEMENT FOR MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF IDENTICAL STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20220178996
    Abstract: A method includes executing a test against a first structure and a second structure of a built-in self-test circuit. Each of the first and second structures include a plurality of latches arranged as a plurality of stump chains. The method also includes unloading a first result of the test from the plurality of stump chains of the first structure and a second result of the test from the plurality of stump chains of the second structure. The method further includes determining that the plurality of stump chains of the first structure includes a faulty latch based on the first result not matching the second result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Michael DOUSKEY, Orazio Pasquale FORLENZA, Mary P. KUSKO, Franco MOTIKA, Gerard Michael SALEM