Patents by Inventor Reiner Gohringer

Reiner Gohringer 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: 5909186
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for coupling a digital tester to a mixed-signal device under test. In exemplary embodiments, a digital tester interface communicates with a digital tester and a device under test, and performs analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog translations between the digital tester and the device under test, so that delays associated with prior art testing systems are significantly reduced. The digital tester interface of the present invention is properly viewed as a hardware accelerator enabling quick and cost effective quality-testing of mixed-signal devices using inexpensive digital testers. Because the digital tester interface reduces per-function test time by an order of magnitude as compared to prior art systems, mixed-signal devices are more thoroughly tested and quality assurance levels are maximized at minimal additional cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: VLSI Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Reiner Gohringer