Patent ID: 6894525

Claim:
A method for time measurement of a signal at an input for a semiconductor chip mounted on a semiconductor module, comprising: spatially assigning an equivalent conductor pattern (ECP) to an input to be measured; integrating the ECP on the semiconductor module; loading the ECP with passive components to form an equivalent load circuit (ELC), wherein, when a designated signal pin is detached, the ELC simulates the characteristic electrical values specified for the designated signal pin with the semiconductor chip loaded and the ELC not connected; and performing a time measurement of the signal at a solder pad associated with the designated signal pin and connected to the ELC with the designated signal pin detached, wherein a signal is derived using a measuring probe in communication with at least one of the signal pin, a portion of conductor, and a solder pad directly connected to the latter at a short distance from it, and compared with a time reference.