Invention Grant
US08395409B2 Testing for multiplexer logic associated with a multiplexed input/output pin
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测试与复用的输入/输出引脚相关联的多路复用器逻辑
- Patent Title: Testing for multiplexer logic associated with a multiplexed input/output pin
- Patent Title (中): 测试与复用的输入/输出引脚相关联的多路复用器逻辑
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Application No.: US13329464Application Date: 2011-12-19
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Publication No.: US08395409B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Karl F. Greb , Sunil S. Oak , Balatripura S. Chavali
- Applicant: Karl F. Greb , Sunil S. Oak , Balatripura S. Chavali
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; W. James Brady; Frederick J. Telecky, Jr.
- Main IPC: H03K19/00
- IPC: H03K19/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit includes a first multiplexer (mux) with multiple inputs and configured to produce a mux output signal. The electronic circuit also includes a first gated buffer to receive the mux output signal from the first multiplexer and produce a first gated buffer output signal, a second gated buffer to receive the first gated buffer output signal and to produce a second gated buffer output signal to be provided to a pin, and a receive buffer. The receive buffer is coupled to the pin and receives an input signal from the pin. The electronic circuit operates in a test mode in which the second gated buffer is disabled preventing a test signal provided to an input of the first mux from reaching the pin. Instead, the test signal is provided through the first mux to the first gated buffer and to the receive buffer thereby testing the first mux.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120319725A1 TESTING FOR MULTIPLEXER LOGIC ASSOCIATED WITH A MULTIPLEXED INPUT/OUTPUT PIN Public/Granted day:2012-12-20
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