Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Using scan chains to read out data from integrated sensors during scan tests
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Application No.: US17834433Application Date: 2022-06-07
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Publication No.: US11921160B2Publication Date: 2024-03-05
- Inventor: Bartosz Grzegorz Gajda , Anubhav Sinha
- Applicant: Synopsys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/3185
- IPC: G01R31/3185

Abstract:
Sensor data relating to operating conditions for an integrated circuit are read out through scan chains. Scan tests are run on an integrated circuit containing logic circuits that implement logic functions. The logic circuits are interconnected to form scan chains which are used in running the scan tests. The scan test data resulting from the scan tests is read out from the logic circuits through these scan chains. During the scan tests, sensor blocks capture measurements of the operating conditions for the logic circuits. The operating conditions may include process, voltage and/or temperature conditions, for example. The sensor blocks are also interconnected to form one or more scan chains, and sensor data produced from the captured measurements is read out through these scan chains concurrently with the read out of the scan test data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230393199A1 USING SCAN CHAINS TO READ OUT DATA FROM INTEGRATED SENSORS DURING SCAN TESTS Public/Granted day:2023-12-07
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