IC Tester Senior Project Survey

[Cole_PLTW]

This is not spam, but rather a survey for my senior project. My group and I are going to design a circuit that tests the gates of an IC to see if they are working. Please answer this survey if you can.

1. Have you ever worked with ICs?

2. Have you ever had an IC malfunction?

3. Were you able to determine the problem with the IC?

4. Have you ever had to rebuild a circuit because you couldn’t figure out the problem?

5. Would you be willing to pay for a device that identifies each gate of an IC?

 

[crutschow]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. No

 

[manoj soorya]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. No

 

[Ian Rogers]

Ditto!!

I've got a multimeter....

 

[JimB]

My group and I are going to design a circuit that tests the gates of an IC to see if they are working.

What, in every type and variation of IC ever made?
What about ICs which dont have "gates" ?

1 Yes
2 Yes
3 Depends what you mean by "determine the problem". A simple IC, no problem. Something more complex like a memory, No. But then who cares? The correct inputs give the wrong output, no further analysis needed, take it out and replace it, end of problem.
4 No
5 No

JimB

 

[audioguru]

I also answered an hour ago but it is not here.
Oh, it is on the other website's forum.

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Ditto:

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. No

Primarily because "glue logic" is too sporatic now and there are WAY too many Logic Families: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=QVviPWAymdnKKkz0T7UXhw&bvm=bv.79189006,d.aWw