摘要:
In an example, a system-on-chip (SoC) includes a hardware power-on-reset (POR) sequencer circuit coupled to a POR pin. The SoC further includes a platform management unit (PMU) circuit, coupled to the hardware POR sequencer circuit, the PMU including one or more central processing units (CPUs) and a read only memory (ROM). The SoC further includes one or more processing units configured to execute a boot process. The hardware POR sequencer circuit is configured to initialize the PMU. The one or more CPUs of the PMU are configured to execute code stored in the ROM to perform a pre-boot initialization.
摘要:
Example implementations relate to automatically rerunning test executions. Some implementations may capture data during executions of a test. The data may include test status data, test rerun data, test owner data, and/or code committer data. Some implementations may also dynamically determine, for a failed execution of the test, a number of reruns to execute based on the captured data. Additionally, some implementations may cause in response to the dynamic determination, automatic rerun executions of the test until one of the rerun executions passes, the rerun executions being performed up to the number of times.
摘要:
A self-test electronic assembly performs self-testing, such as diagnostic or run-in testing of components and circuits, based upon internally stored test procedures. The results of self-testing are stored internally to the device, providing valuable information regarding the self-test electronic assembly, both during the manufacturing process, and preferably for ongoing in-situ operation. A test system is preferably linked to one or more self-test electronic assemblies, and provides loopback circuitry for each installed self-test electronic assembly, whereby the self-test electronic assemblies can further test components, circuitry, and security encoding and decoding operation. The preferred test rack also provides efficient and consistent monitoring and quality control over the self-testing of self-test electronic assemblies. During in-situ operation, the self-test electronic assemblies preferably monitor operating parameters, and continue to periodically perform self-testing, while storing the information within the device, and preferably transmitting the information to an external location.
摘要:
When a built-in nonvolatile memory in a microcomputer is tested, a control program prestored in a boot ROM is run upon entering a test command from an external communication device; a test program is transferred from the external communication device to a built-in RAM through a communication circuit; a control of a CPU is switched to the built-in RAM after the test program has been transferred and a test is conducted on the nonvolatile memory; and a test result and a fail log are transferred to the external communication device through the communication circuit. Consequently, the built-in nonvolatile memory in the microcomputer can be checked without leaving the test program on the chip.
摘要:
A semiconductor circuit is disclosed that contains test hardware (100) or test software (or both) that allows test functions to be executed directly from the memory of the semiconductor circuit. A remote testing station can issue a command indicating a specific test function that should be implemented. The disclosed semiconductor circuit independently performs the indicated test and provides the results to the test station. For an exemplary memory test, the test hardware and test software are employed to initially clear the memory and thereafter selectively apply a pattern to memory and read the applied pattern from each address to confirm that the correct pattern has been stored. The testing technique of the present invention reduces the number of pins that must be contacted by the tester, such as the address pins. In addition, the reduced number of contact points allows a number of semiconductor circuits to be setup and tested in parallel using the same automated test equipment (ATE).
摘要:
The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising a self-test device (B) for executing a self-test of the integrated circuit which has a control output (CTR). The integrated circuit also comprises a program memory (MI) which is connected to the self-test device and which is provided for storing at least one test program (P) that is supplied from outside the integrated circuit. Said test program is ran by the self-test device during the execution of a self-test. The self-test device (B) controls the loading of the respective test program to be ran into the program memory from outside the integrated circuit via the control output (CTR) thereof.
摘要:
The invention relates to an integrated circuit comprising a self-test device (B) for executing a self-test of the integrated circuit which has a control output (CTR). The integrated circuit also comprises a program memory (MI) which is connected to the self-test device and which is provided for storing at least one test program (P) that is supplied from outside the integrated circuit. Said test program is ran by the self-test device during the execution of a self-test. The self-test device (B) controls the loading of the respective test program to be ran into the program memory from outside the integrated circuit via the control output (CTR) thereof.
摘要:
A system, method and apparatus including a logic module, preferably embodied as an electronic card that operates in combination with a PC to correct errors caused by deficiencies existing in logic residing on the PC ' s motherboard, such as the PC ' s BIOS. The preferred logic card includes a transceiver module, a memory module (e.g. an EPROM or Masked ROM) containing storage elements and executable code stored as pages. The preferred logic card also includes a page register module (64) in communication with the transceiver (56) and the memory (54), and a paging mechanism that cooperates with the page register (64) and the transceiver (56) for allowing only a predetermined amount of bytes (pages) of executable code to be accessible for operation in the PC ' s main-memory in order to correct errors caused by deficiencies existing in logic residing on the PC ' s motherboard.
摘要:
An approach for erasing data being stored in a data storage apparatus is provided. The approach may be provided e.g. as an apparatus, as a method, as a system or as a computer program. The approach comprises obtaining a sequence of uncompressible data fulfilling predetermined criteria, which predetermined criteria comprises a statistical measure indicative of compressibility or uncompressibility of the sequence of uncompressible data meeting a predetermined criterion, wherein the sequence of uncompressible data is divided into one or more blocks of uncompressible data, the sum of the sizes of the one or more blocks of uncompressible data being larger than or equal to the storage capacity of the data storage apparatus, and providing, to the data storage apparatus, the one or more blocks of uncompressible data for storage therein to overwrite the data being currently stored in the data storage apparatus.