Invention Grant
US08904255B2 Integrated circuit having clock gating circuitry responsive to scan shift control signal
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具有响应于扫描移位控制信号的时钟选通电路的集成电路
- Patent Title: Integrated circuit having clock gating circuitry responsive to scan shift control signal
- Patent Title (中): 具有响应于扫描移位控制信号的时钟选通电路的集成电路
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Application No.: US13401030Application Date: 2012-02-21
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Publication No.: US08904255B2Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Ramesh C. Tekumalla , Prakash Krishnamoorthy
- Applicant: Ramesh C. Tekumalla , Prakash Krishnamoorthy
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- 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 a scan chain having a plurality of scan cells. The integrated circuit further comprises a clock distribution network configured to provide clock signals to respective portions of the integrated circuit. The clock distribution network comprises clock gating circuitry configured to control delivery of one or more of the clock signals along respective clock signal lines of the clock distribution network at least in part responsive to a scan shift control signal that is also utilized to cause the scan cells to form a serial shift register during scan testing. The clock gating circuitry may be used to determine whether a clock delay defect that causes a scan error during scan testing will also cause a functional error during functional operation, thereby improving yield in integrated circuit manufacturing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130219238A1 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING CLOCK GATING CIRCUITRY RESPONSIVE TO SCAN SHIFT CONTROL SIGNAL Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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