Patent ID: 11971445
Assignee: NXP B.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. An integrated circuit comprising:
a first pad;
a second pad;
an active element having a node that is capacitively coupled to the first and second pads;
a voltage or current source connected to the first pad; and
a detection module connected to the second pad and configured to determine an electrical continuity between the second pad and the first pad;
at least one additional pad, in which each of the at least one additional pad is capacitively coupled to the node of the active element; and
at least one additional detection module connected to a respective one of the at least one additional pad, in which each detection module is configured to determine an electrical continuity between the respective corresponding additional pad and the first pad.