Patents by Inventor Leo Armand Noel

Leo Armand Noel 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).

  • Patent number: 6185709
    Abstract: A device for testing the fixability of logic circuits having an embedded memory. The logic circuit includes a built-in test circuit for generating data which tests the embedded memory. An allocation logic circuit provides an output line for each bit of the memory identifying if the bit has either failed or passed. A Failed Data Bit Register is connected to the output lines. The Failed Data Bit Register includes a plurality of shift register stages. A multiplex circuit associated with each stage of the shift register receives as a first input the corresponding output line of the allocation logic circuit. A second input of the multiplex circuit connects to the preceding stage of the shift register. A clock cycle counter connects to an enabling line of the multiplex circuits and to a source of clock pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harris Dreibelbis, Rex Ngo Kho, Leo Armand Noel