Patent 7511527 was granted and assigned to Texas Instruments on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods and apparatus to test power transistors of integrated circuits on a wafer are disclosed. An example method comprises measuring a drain-source on resistance of a first transistor, measuring a drain-source on resistance of a second transistor, computing a scaling ratio between the transistors based on the drain-source on resistances of the transistors, measuring a first current indicative of an over-current condition of the first transistor, and computing a second current of the second transistor based on the current of the second transistor and the scaling ratio.