Patents by Inventor Marc Harold Erett

Marc Harold Erett 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).

  • Algorithmic test pattern generator, with built-in-self-test (BIST) capabilities, for functional testing of a circuit
    Patent number: 7062696
    Abstract: A test system includes a test data generator to provide test data (e.g., a test pattern) to a subject circuit (e.g., a digital television video circuit). The test data is functionally to verify the subject circuit. The functional verification of the subject circuit is performed utilizing an output of the subject circuit generated responsive to the test data in accordance with an operational functionality of the subject circuit. The test data generator is also coupled to provide the test data to a built-in self-test (BIST) circuit so as to enable the built-in self-test circuit to receive the test data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: National Semiconductor
    Inventors: John Lee Barry, Marc Harold Erett, James Mears, Mark Sauerwald, Afif Farhat
  • Algorithmic test pattern generator, with built-in-self-test (BIST) capabilities, for functional testing of a circuit
    Publication number: 20010034866
    Abstract: A test system includes a test data generator to provide test data (e.g., a test pattern) to a subject circuit (e.g., a digital television video circuit). The test data is functionally to verify the subject circuit. The functional verification of the subject circuit is performed utilizing an output of the subject circuit generated responsive to the test data in accordance with an operational functionality of the subject circuit. The test data generator is also coupled to provide the test data to a built-in self-test (BIST) circuit so as to enable the built-in self-test circuit to receive the test data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: John Lee Barry, Marc Harold Erett, James Mears, Mark Sauerwald, Afif Farhat