Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for using scan storage circuits
- Patent Title (中): 使用扫描存储电路的技术
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Application No.: US14610341Application Date: 2015-01-30
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Publication No.: US09588176B1Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Michael Hutton , Sean Atsatt , James Ball , Dana How , Jeffrey Chromczak , Eng Ling Ho
- Applicant: Altera Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28 ; G01R31/3177

Abstract:
An integrated circuit may include user storage circuits and scan storage circuits. The scan storage circuits may store data from the user storage circuits and provide the data to a user interface during a read-back operation. The user storage circuits may store data from the scan storage circuits, which the scan storage circuits may have received from the user interface during a write-back operation. The scan storage circuits may be arranged in a scan chain and controlled by a local control circuit. The integrated circuit may include multiple local control circuits that each control a sector of the integrated circuit. The local control circuits may communicate with a global control circuit over a communication network, and the global control circuit may communicate with the user interface.
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