Patents by Inventor Agapito Benavides, III

Agapito Benavides, III 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).

  • Preconditional quiescent current testing of a semiconductor device
    Patent number: 6894503
    Abstract: A method for testing a semiconductor device is included where sleep mode commands associated with the semiconductor device are generated. The semiconductor device includes logic blocks, where a sleep mode command sets a logic block in a sleep mode. A sleep mode sequence associated with the logic blocks of the semiconductor device is determined. The sleep mode commands are executed according to the sleep mode sequence by applying the sleep mode commands to the logic blocks. A quiescent current corresponding to the semiconductor device is measured in order to test the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jiang Shi, Jiang Yu, Agapito Benavides, III