摘要:
A network of storage units has a data path which is at least a portion of the network. The network also has a key storage unit and a gateway storage unit. If the key storage unit stores a key value, the key storage unit transmits a key signal to the gateway storage unit. If the gateway storage unit does not store a gateway value or the key signal is not transmitted to the gateway storage unit, the gateway storage unit does not insert a data path segment in the data path. If the gateway storage unit stores a gateway value and the key signal is transmitted to the gateway storage unit, the gateway storage unit inserts the data path segment.
摘要:
A process for improving design-limited yield by collecting test fail data, converting to electrical faults, and localizing to physical area on semiconductor die. The steps of identifying an area on a wafer containing a fault to enable the analysis of specific defects, accumulating data suitable for yield monitoring analysis based on pattern test failures logged on scan cells in scan chains on automatic test equipment, and translating scan cell and scan chain failure reports to geometric locations of electrical structures on wafers.
摘要:
A method for operating a secure semiconductor IP access server to support failure analysis. A client presents a test failure and failure type to an automated server which traverses an electronic product design, definition, and test database to report specifically those components and interconnect likely to cause the failure with geometrical information which may be displayed on the client. Other aspects of semiconductor IP are protected by the server by limiting the trace mechanism and renaming components.
摘要:
A method for determining that failures in semiconductor test are due to a defect potentially causing a hold time violation in a scan cell in a scan chain, counting the number of potential defects, and, if possible, localizing, and ameliorating hold time defects in a scan chain.
摘要:
A process for improving design-limited yield by collecting test fail data, converting to electrical faults, and localizing to physical area on semiconductor die. The steps of identifying an area on a wafer containing a fault to enable the analysis of specific defects, accumulating data suitable for yield monitoring analysis based on pattern test failures logged on scan cells in scan chains on automatic test equipment, and translating scan cell and scan chain failure reports to geometric locations of electrical structures on wafers.
摘要:
A method and system is provided for Network-on-Chip (NoC) and other integrated circuit architectures. A configurable fabric circuit (CFC) is interfaced with one or more core circuits and the CFC is responsive to an input signal and capable of reconfiguring the logic circuit in the CFC in accordance with an operational mode determined based on the received input signal to facilitate a core circuit interfaced therewith to carry out an operation consistent with the operational mode.
摘要:
A processor (10) has an internal clock circuit (12), a CPU (14), and a test controller (16). The CPU (14) has a low-power mode of operation and a normal mode of operation. When in low power mode, the internal clock circuit isolates the CPU clock (18) from the internal clock (28) and pulls the internal clock (28) to a stable logic state to ensure that the CPU is not changing state and consuming power. The test controller (16) can be in a low power mode along with the CPU (14) or in a normal mode while the CPU (14) is in the low power mode via the test control signal (26). When the CPU is in low power mode and the controller (16) is in normal mode, the controller (16) tests the operation of the circuit (12) to logically ensure that handling of the clock (18) is proper when entering, maintaining and exiting the low power mode of operation.
摘要:
A network of storage units has a data path, which is at least a portion of the network. The network also has a dynamic time-varying or cycle-varying code generation unit and a code comparator unit that together make up an unlock signal generation unit; and a gateway storage unit. If the gateway storage unit does not store an unlock signal or the unlock signal generation unit does not generate and transmit an unlock signal, the gateway storage unit does not insert a data path segment in the data path. If the unlock signal generation unit is operated such that it generates an unlock signal, and it transmits that unlock signal to a gateway storage unit, and the gateway storage unit stores the unlock signal value, then the gateway storage unit inserts a data path segment into the data path.
摘要:
A method for operating a secure semiconductor IP access server to support failure analysis. A client presents a test failure and failure type to an automated server which traverses an electronic product design, definition, and test database to report specifically those components and interconnect likely to cause the failure with geometrical information which may be displayed on the client. Other aspects of semiconductor IP are protected by the server by limiting the trace mechanism and renaming components.
摘要:
A programmable clock generator (220), which is part of an integrated circuit (IC) (210), provides clock signals (230) and (232) to various components of the IC. The clock generator includes a PLL (322) and one or more choppers (326, 328) which provide a desired waveform to the IC for testing purposes. When used in conjunction with a tester (212, 312), the IC can be scan tested at-speed using slower and less expensive testing equipment.