Patent ID: 6266787
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A method of selecting stimulus locations in a group of components with inaccessible nodes, comprising:(a) calculating a first set of branch voltages associated with a first stimulus location, wherein there is a first branch voltage in said first set of branch voltages associated with each component of said group of components and wherein said first stimulus location does not include a connection to an inaccessible node;(b) calculating a second set of branch voltages associated with a second stimulus location, wherein there is a second branch voltage in said second set of branch voltages associated with each component of said group of components and wherein said second stimulus location does not include a connection to an inaccessible node;(c) determining a first figure of merit based upon said first set of branch voltages;(d) determining a second figure of merit based upon said second set of branch voltages; and,(e) selecting a selected stimulus location based upon said first figure of merit and said second figure of merit.