DE69223461D1 - Konfigurable Selbstprüfung für integrierte RAMs - Google Patents

Konfigurable Selbstprüfung für integrierte RAMs

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DE69223461D1
DE69223461D1 DE69223461T DE69223461T DE69223461D1 DE 69223461 D1 DE69223461 D1 DE 69223461D1 DE 69223461 T DE69223461 T DE 69223461T DE 69223461 T DE69223461 T DE 69223461T DE 69223461 D1 DE69223461 D1 DE 69223461D1
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Harlan Talley
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Agilent Technologies Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181Functional testing
    • G01R31/3185Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning
    • G01R31/318533Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning using scanning techniques, e.g. LSSD, Boundary Scan, JTAG
    • G01R31/318555Control logic
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/12Built-in arrangements for testing, e.g. built-in self testing [BIST] or interconnection details
    • G11C29/18Address generation devices; Devices for accessing memories, e.g. details of addressing circuits
    • G11C29/20Address generation devices; Devices for accessing memories, e.g. details of addressing circuits using counters or linear-feedback shift registers [LFSR]
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/48Arrangements in static stores specially adapted for testing by means external to the store, e.g. using direct memory access [DMA] or using auxiliary access paths
DE69223461T 1991-07-18 1992-07-15 Konfigurable Selbstprüfung für integrierte RAMs Expired - Fee Related DE69223461T2 (de)

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US07/732,538 US5301156A (en) 1991-07-18 1991-07-18 Configurable self-test for embedded RAMs

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EP (1) EP0523973B1 (de)
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