Scheme for masking output of scan chains in test circuit

A Chandra, SB Chebiyam, J Saikia… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) Operating a scan chain of a test circuit of an integrated circuit to have either a single
fanout or multiple fanout to a compres sor. The test circuit receives a fanout control signal for …

Dynamically reconfigurable shared scan-in test architecture

R Kapur, N Sitchinava, S Samaranayake… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to test architectures for inte grated circuits, and in particular to
test architectures that allows changing values on the scan configuration signals during the …

Scan testing system and method

D Bertanzetti - US Patent 8,024,631, 2011 - Google Patents
Scachai Nagative egative output from the first and second sets of state variable devices,
respectively. The compressors also generate first and second compressor output data …

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

H Sasaya, N Yabumoto - US Patent App. 12/401,751, 2009 - Google Patents
A semiconductor integrated circuit equipped with multiple serially coupled scan chains
which are used to shift inspection data based on different clock signals in order to inspect a …

Dynamically reconfigurable shared scan-in test architecture

R Kapur, N Sitchinava, S Samaranayake… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
A low overhead dynamically reconfigurable shared scan-in test architecture is provided. This
test architecture advantageously allows for changing scan inputs during the scan operation …

Scan testing system and method

D Bertanzetti - US Patent 8,214,704, 2012 - Google Patents
Scan-based testing includes replacing state variable devices that make up sequential
circuits with pseudo inputs and outputs. Values of the pseudo inputs and outputs can be set …

Structural testing of integrated circuits

A Jindal, N Mahajan - US Patent 9,599,673, 2017 - Google Patents
An integrated circuit (IC) that is operable in scan test and functional modes includes Scan-in
pads, Scan-out pads, Scan chains, a compressor, a decompressor, a test control register …

Localizing fault flop in circuit by using modified test pattern

P Bhattacharya, R Kapur - US Patent 9,329,235, 2016 - Google Patents
GOIR 3L/385(2006.01) GOIR 3L/383(2006.01)(57) ABSTRACT GOIR 3L/38(2006.01) A
method for localizing at least one scan flop associated with GOIR 3L/39(2006.01) a fault in …

System and method for test selection according to test impact analytics

A Eizenman, A Weiss, A Schneider… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for determining a relative importance of a selected
test in a plurality of tests, comprising a computational device for receiving one or more …

Hierarchical testing architecture using core circuit with pseudo-interfaces

SB Chebiyam, S Kulkarni, A Chandra… - US Patent 9,239,897, 2016 - Google Patents
A core circuit that can be connected in a hierarchical manner, and configured to test a
multiple circuits is disclosed. The core circuit includes at least one real input for receiving …