Invention Grant
US08566658B2 Low-power and area-efficient scan cell for integrated circuit testing
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- Patent Title: Low-power and area-efficient scan cell for integrated circuit testing
- Patent Title (中): 用于集成电路测试的低功耗和面积有效的扫描单元
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Application No.: US13216336Application Date: 2011-08-24
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Publication No.: US08566658B2Publication Date: 2013-10-22
- Inventor: Ramesh C. Tekumalla , Priyesh Kumar , Prakash Krishnamoorthy , Parag Madhani
- Applicant: Ramesh C. Tekumalla , Priyesh Kumar , Prakash Krishnamoorthy , Parag Madhani
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28

Abstract:
An integrated circuit comprises scan test circuitry and additional circuitry subject to testing utilizing the scan test circuitry. The scan test circuitry comprises at least one scan chain having a plurality of scan cells, with the scan chain being configured to operate as a serial shift register in a scan shift mode of operation and to capture functional data from at least a portion of the additional circuitry in a functional mode of operation. At least a given one of the scan cells of the scan chain comprises output control circuitry which is configured to disable a functional data output of the scan cell in the scan shift mode of operation and to disable a scan output of the scan cell in the functional mode of operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120246529A1 LOW-POWER AND AREA-EFFICIENT SCAN CELL FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING Public/Granted day:2012-09-27
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