Patents by Inventor Philip S. Stevens

Philip S. Stevens 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: 9194916
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides for a method of prioritizing clock domains for testing an integrated circuit (IC) design. The method can include: assigning each of a plurality of multi-tested clock domains (MTCDs) and a plurality of test experiments (TEs) to one of a plurality of speed priority groups (SPGs), wherein the assigning includes: creating a new SPG having a priority value of n+1, wherein n represents the number of previously created SPGs; assigning a first MTCD corresponding to at least two of the plurality of TEs, the first MTCD not being previously assigned to an SPG, to the new SPG; and assigning each TE corresponding to the first MTCD, each of the assigned TEs not being previously assigned to an SPG, to the new SPG; and performing each of the plurality of TEs on the IC design in order from lowest priority value to highest priority value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Sprague, Philip S. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150185286
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides for a method of prioritizing clock domains for testing an integrated circuit (IC) design. The method can include: assigning each of a plurality of multi-tested clock domains (MTCDs) and a plurality of test experiments (TEs) to one of a plurality of speed priority groups (SPGs), wherein the assigning includes: creating a new SPG having a priority value of n+1, wherein n represents the number of previously created SPGs; assigning a first MTCD corresponding to at least two of the plurality of TEs, the first MTCD not being previously assigned to an SPG, to the new SPG; and assigning each TE corresponding to the first MTCD, each of the assigned TEs not being previously assigned to an SPG, to the new SPG; and performing each of the plurality of TEs on the IC design in order from lowest priority value to highest priority value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Sprague, Philip S. Stevens
  • Patent number: 7840864
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony D. Polson, Philip S. Stevens
  • Patent number: 7840863
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony D. Polson, Philip S. Stevens
  • Patent number: 7698611
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony S. Polson, Philip S. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20100088562
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony D. Polson, Philip S. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20100088561
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony D. Polson, Philip S. Stevens
  • Patent number: 7290191
    Abstract: A method and circuits for testing an integrated circuit at functional clock frequency by providing a test controller generating control signals that assure proper latching of test patterns in scan chains at tester frequency and propagation of the test pattern through logic circuits being tested at functional clock frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Grise, Steven F. Oakland, Anthony D. Polson, Philip S. Stevens