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ATPG testing method for latch based memories, for area reduction

US11557364B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2021
Grant dateJan 17, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is logic circuitry and techniques for operation that hardware to enable the construction of first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffers from latches while permitting stuck-at-1 fault testing for the enable pin of those latches, as well as testing the data path at individual points through the FIFO buffer.

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