Integrated circuit chip with communication means enabling remote control of testing means of IP cores of the integrated circuit
US7725784B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2294
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to the testing of functional or IP cores forming part of a system on chip, SoC. The invention is implemented using a testing means and a communication means to test at least one functional or IP core. The testing means comprises a wrapper in which the core is embedded, this wrapper implements preferably the IEEE P1500 standard architecture but can also implement other standard architectures. The testing means can be extended to a Simple Network Management Protocol, SNMP, the widely adopted TCP/IP management protocol. The communication means comprises a test bus connected to the communication network. The proxy agent can implement the SNMP protocol, among others.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.