Patents by Inventor Paul J. Grzymkowski
Paul J. Grzymkowski 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).
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Patent number: 11295829Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Aravindan J. Busi, John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Krishnendu Mondal, Kiran K. Narayan, Michael R. Ouellette, Michael A. Ziegerhofer
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Patent number: 10971243Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Aravindan J. Busi, John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Krishnendu Mondal, Kiran K. Narayan, Michael R. Ouellette, Michael A. Ziegerhofer
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Patent number: 10692584Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Aravindan J. Busi, John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Krishnendu Mondal, Kiran K. Narayan, Michael R. Ouellette, Michael A. Ziegerhofer
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Publication number: 20200075119Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Aravindan J. BUSI, John R. GOSS, Paul J. GRZYMKOWSKI, Krishnendu MONDAL, Kiran K. NARAYAN, Michael R. OUELLETTE, Michael A. ZIEGERHOFER
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Patent number: 10553302Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Aravindan J. Busi, John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Krishnendu Mondal, Kiran K. Narayan, Michael R. Ouellette, Michael A. Ziegerhofer
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Publication number: 20190378587Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Aravindan J. BUSI, John R. GOSS, Paul J. GRZYMKOWSKI, Krishnendu MONDAL, Kiran K. NARAYAN, Michael R. OUELLETTE, Michael A. ZIEGERHOFER
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Patent number: 10295592Abstract: Disclosed is a method wherein selective voltage binning and leakage power screening of integrated circuit (IC) chips are performed. Additionally, pre-test power-optimized bin reassignments are made on a chip-by-chip basis. Specifically, a leakage power measurement of an IC chip selected from a voltage bin can is compared to a bin-specific leakage power screen value of the next slower voltage bin. If the leakage power measurement is higher, the IC chip will be left in the voltage bin to which it is currently assigned. If the leakage power measurement is lower, the IC chip will be reassigned to that next slower voltage bin. These processes can be iteratively repeated until no slower voltage bins are available or the IC chip cannot be reassigned. IC chips can subsequently be tested according to testing parameters, including the minimum test voltages, associated with the voltage bins to which they are finally assigned.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: GLOBAL FOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Jeanne P. Bickford, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Susan K. Lichtensteiger, Robert J. McMahon, Troy J. Perry, David M. Picozzi, Thomas G. Sopchak
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Publication number: 20180061509Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Aravindan J. BUSI, John R. GOSS, Paul J. GRZYMKOWSKI, Krishnendu MONDAL, Kiran K. NARAYAN, Michael R. OUELLETTE, Michael A. ZIEGERHOFER
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Publication number: 20180053566Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Aravindan J. BUSI, John R. GOSS, Paul J. GRZYMKOWSKI, Krishnendu MONDAL, Kiran K. NARAYAN, Michael R. OUELLETTE, Michael A. ZIEGERHOFER
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Patent number: 9881694Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Aravindan J. Busi, John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Krishnendu Mondal, Kiran K. Narayan, Michael R. Ouellette, Michael A. Ziegerhofer
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Publication number: 20170276726Abstract: Disclosed is a method wherein selective voltage binning and leakage power screening of integrated circuit (IC) chips are performed. Additionally, pre-test power-optimized bin reassignments are made on a chip-by-chip basis. Specifically, a leakage power measurement of an IC chip selected from a voltage bin can is compared to a bin-specific leakage power screen value of the next slower voltage bin. If the leakage power measurement is higher, the IC chip will be left in the voltage bin to which it is currently assigned. If the leakage power measurement is lower, the IC chip will be reassigned to that next slower voltage bin. These processes can be iteratively repeated until no slower voltage bins are available or the IC chip cannot be reassigned. IC chips can subsequently be tested according to testing parameters, including the minimum test voltages, associated with the voltage bins to which they are finally assigned.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Jeanne P. Bickford, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Susan K. Lichtensteiger, Robert J. McMahon, Troy J. Perry, David M. Picozzi, Thomas G. Sopchak
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Patent number: 9759767Abstract: Disclosed is a method wherein selective voltage binning and leakage power screening of integrated circuit (IC) chips are performed. Additionally, pre-test power-optimized bin reassignments are made on a chip-by-chip basis. Specifically, a leakage power measurement of an IC chip selected from a voltage bin can is compared to a bin-specific leakage power screen value of the next slower voltage bin. If the leakage power measurement is higher, the IC chip will be left in the voltage bin to which it is currently assigned. If the leakage power measurement is lower, the IC chip will be reassigned to that next slower voltage bin. These processes can be iteratively repeated until no slower voltage bins are available or the IC chip cannot be reassigned. IC chips can subsequently be tested according to testing parameters, including the minimum test voltages, associated with the voltage bins to which they are finally assigned.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Jeanne P. Bickford, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Susan K. Lichtensteiger, Robert J. McMahon, Troy J. Perry, David M. Picozzi, Thomas G. Sopchak
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Patent number: 9760673Abstract: Various embodiments include approaches for analyzing a customer design for an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In some cases, an approach includes: determining performance requirements of the customer design; querying a test screen database for the performance requirements of the customer design, the test screen database having failure thresholds and associated test screens for detecting the failure thresholds for a set of ASIC devices; generating a filter database including select failure thresholds and associated test screens for the performance requirements of the customer design; and selecting a set of test screens from the filter database based upon a yield cost criteria in forming the ASIC.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Eric D. Hunt-Schroeder, John R. Goss, Igor Arsovski, Paul J. Grzymkowski
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Publication number: 20170220727Abstract: Various embodiments include approaches for analyzing a customer design for an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In some cases, an approach includes: determining performance requirements of the customer design; querying a test screen database for the performance requirements of the customer design, the test screen database having failure thresholds and associated test screens for detecting the failure thresholds for a set of ASIC devices; generating a filter database including select failure thresholds and associated test screens for the performance requirements of the customer design; and selecting a set of test screens from the filter database based upon a yield cost criteria in forming the ASIC.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Eric D. Hunt-Schroeder, John R. Goss, Igor Arsovski, Paul J. Grzymkowski
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Publication number: 20170018313Abstract: A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Aravindan J. BUSI, John R. GOSS, Paul J. GRZYMKOWSKI, Krishnendu MONDAL, Kiran K. NARAYAN, Michael R. OUELLETTE, Michael A. ZIEGERHOFER
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Publication number: 20160313394Abstract: Disclosed is a method wherein selective voltage binning and leakage power screening of integrated circuit (IC) chips are performed. Additionally, pre-test power-optimized bin reassignments are made on a chip-by-chip basis. Specifically, a leakage power measurement of an IC chip selected from a voltage bin can is compared to a bin-specific leakage power screen value of the next slower voltage bin. If the leakage power measurement is higher, the IC chip will be left in the voltage bin to which it is currently assigned. If the leakage power measurement is lower, the IC chip will be reassigned to that next slower voltage bin. These processes can be iteratively repeated until no slower voltage bins are available or the IC chip cannot be reassigned. IC chips can subsequently be tested according to testing parameters, including the minimum test voltages, associated with the voltage bins to which they are finally assigned.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Jeanne P. Bickford, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Susan K. Lichtensteiger, Robert J. McMahon, Troy J. Perry, David M. Picozzi, Thomas G. Sopchak
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Patent number: 7904839Abstract: A circuitry access system for controlling access to addressable circuit elements of an integrated circuit. The circuitry access system includes a first storage element having a first listing of unique identifiers each identifier representing one of the addressable circuit elements. A selector distinguishes a first subset of unique identifiers from the first listing. A second storage element receives and stores the first subset in an arrangement that does not include an indication of the absence of any unique identifier of the first listing that is not included in the first subset. An output of second storage element allows a user of the integrated circuit to access one or more of the addressable circuit elements corresponding to the first subset of unique identifiers. A method of controlling access to addressable circuit elements is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Robert McMahon
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Patent number: 7831936Abstract: A design structure for a circuitry access system for controlling access to addressable circuit elements of an integrated circuit. The circuitry access system includes a first storage element having a first listing of unique identifiers each identifier representing one of the addressable circuit elements. A selector distinguishes a first subset of unique identifiers from the first listing. A second storage element receives and stores the first subset in an arrangement that does not include an indication of the absence of any unique identifier of the first listing that is not included in the first subset. An output of second storage element allows a user of the integrated circuit to access one or more of the addressable circuit elements corresponding to the first subset of unique identifiers.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Robert McMahon
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Publication number: 20090164961Abstract: A design structure for a circuitry access system for controlling access to addressable circuit elements of an integrated circuit. The circuitry access system includes a first storage element having a first listing of unique identifiers each identifier representing one of the addressable circuit elements. A selector distinguishes a first subset of unique identifiers from the first listing. A second storage element receives and stores the first subset in an arrangement that does not include an indication of the absence of any unique identifier of the first thing that is not included in the first subset. An output of second storage element allows a user of the integrated circuit to access one or more of the addressable circuit elements corresponding to the first subset of unique identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Robert McMahon
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Publication number: 20090158444Abstract: A circuitry access system for controlling access to addressable circuit elements of an integrated circuit. The circuitry access system includes a first storage element having a first listing of unique identifiers each identifier representing one of the addressable circuit elements. A selector distinguishes a first subset of unique identifiers from the first listing. A second storage element receives and stores the first subset in an arrangement that does not include an indication of the absence of any unique identifier of the first listing that is not included in the first subset. An output of second storage element allows a user of the integrated circuit to access one or more of the addressable circuit elements corresponding to the first subset of unique identifiers. A method of controlling access to addressable circuit elements is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: John R. Goss, Paul J. Grzymkowski, Robert McMahon