Reduced-pin-count-testing architectures for applying test patterns
    1.
    发明授权
    Reduced-pin-count-testing architectures for applying test patterns 有权
    用于应用测试模式的减少针数测试架构

    公开(公告)号:US07487419B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-03

    申请号:US11305849

    申请日:2005-12-16

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, and systems for testing integrated circuits using one or more boundary scan cells are disclosed. The methods, apparatus, and systems can be used, for example, to apply at-speed test patterns through one or more boundary scan cells. For instance, in one exemplary nonlimiting embodiment, a circuit is disclosed comprising one or more boundary scan cells coupled to primary input ports or primary output ports of a circuit-under-test. The circuit further includes a boundary scan cell controller configured to apply test control signals to the one or more boundary scan cells. In this embodiment, the controller is configured to operate in a mode of operation whereby the controller applies test control signals to the one or more boundary scan cells that correspond to test control signals used to control one or more internal scan chains of the circuit-under-test during testing. The control signals of this exemplary embodiment include an at-speed-clock signal generated outside of the boundary scan cell controller.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用一个或多个边界扫描单元测试集成电路的方法,装置和系统。 方法,装置和系统可以用于例如通过一个或多个边界扫描单元应用速度测试图案。 例如,在一个示例性非限制性实施例中,公开了一种电路,其包括耦合到被测电路的主输入端口或主输出端口的一个或多个边界扫描单元。 电路还包括配置成将测试控制信号施加到一个或多个边界扫描单元的边界扫描单元控制器。 在该实施例中,控制器被配置为在操作模式下操作,由此控制器将测试控制信号施加到对应于用于控制电路的一个或多个内部扫描链的测试控制信号的一个或多个边界扫描单元 测试中测试。 该示例性实施例的控制信号包括在边界扫描单元控制器之外产生的一个速度 - 时钟信号。

    Reduced-pin-count-testing architectures for applying test patterns
    2.
    发明申请
    Reduced-pin-count-testing architectures for applying test patterns 有权
    用于应用测试模式的减少针数测试架构

    公开(公告)号:US20070011542A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-11

    申请号:US11305849

    申请日:2005-12-16

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28 G06F11/00

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, and systems for testing integrated circuits using one or more boundary scan cells are disclosed. The methods, apparatus, and systems can be used, for example, to apply at-speed test patterns through one or more boundary scan cells. For instance, in one exemplary nonlimiting embodiment, a circuit is disclosed comprising one or more boundary scan cells coupled to primary input ports or primary output ports of a circuit-under-test. The circuit further includes a boundary scan cell controller configured to apply test control signals to the one or more boundary scan cells. In this embodiment, the controller is configured to operate in a mode of operation whereby the controller applies test control signals to the one or more boundary scan cells that correspond to test control signals used to control one or more internal scan chains of the circuit-under-test during testing. The control signals of this exemplary embodiment include an at-speed-clock signal generated outside of the boundary scan cell controller.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用一个或多个边界扫描单元测试集成电路的方法,装置和系统。 方法,装置和系统可以用于例如通过一个或多个边界扫描单元应用速度测试图案。 例如,在一个示例性非限制性实施例中,公开了一种电路,其包括耦合到被测电路的主输入端口或主输出端口的一个或多个边界扫描单元。 电路还包括配置成将测试控制信号施加到一个或多个边界扫描单元的边界扫描单元控制器。 在该实施例中,控制器被配置为在操作模式下操作,由此控制器将测试控制信号施加到与用于控制电路的一个或多个内部扫描链的测试控制信号相对应的一个或多个边界扫描单元 测试中测试。 该示例性实施例的控制信号包括在边界扫描单元控制器之外产生的一个速度 - 时钟信号。

    Scheduling the concurrent testing of multiple cores embedded in an integrated circuit
    5.
    发明授权
    Scheduling the concurrent testing of multiple cores embedded in an integrated circuit 有权
    调度嵌入在集成电路中的多个内核的并发测试

    公开(公告)号:US06934897B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-23

    申请号:US10210794

    申请日:2002-07-31

    IPC分类号: G01R31/3193 G01R31/28

    CPC分类号: G01R31/3193

    摘要: Methods are described for scheduling the concurrent testing of multiple cores embedded in an integrated circuit. Test scheduling is performed by formulating the problem as a bin-packing problem and using a modified two-dimensional or three-dimensional bin-packing heuristic. The tests of multiple cores are represented as functions of at least the integrated circuit pins used to test the core and the core test time. The representations may include a third dimension of peak power required to test the core. The test schedule is represented as a bin having dimensions of at least integrated circuit pins and integrated circuit test time. The bin may include a third dimension of peak power. The scheduling of the multiple cores is accomplished by fitting the multiple core test representations into the bin.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于调度嵌入在集成电路中的多个核的并发测试的方法。 通过将问题解决为二进制包装问题并使用修改后的二维或三维二进制包装启发式来进行测试调度。 多个核心的测试表示为至少用于测试核心和核心测试时间的集成电路引脚的功能。 表示可以包括测试核心所需的峰值功率的第三维度。 测试计划表示为具有至少集成电路引脚和集成电路测试时间的尺寸的存储区。 箱可以包括峰值功率的第三维度。 多核的调度是通过将多个核心测试表示拟合到bin来实现的。

    Compactor independent direct diagnosis of test hardware
    10.
    发明授权
    Compactor independent direct diagnosis of test hardware 有权
    压缩机独立直接诊断测试硬件

    公开(公告)号:US08280688B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-02

    申请号:US12790049

    申请日:2010-05-28

    IPC分类号: G06F11/30 G06F11/00

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing fault diagnosis are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a failure log is received comprising entries indicative of compressed test responses to chain patterns and compressed test responses to scan patterns. A faulty scan chain in the circuit-under-test is identified based at least in part on one or more of the entries indicative of the compressed test responses to chain patterns. One or more faulty scan cell candidates in the faulty scan chain are identified based at least in part on one or more of the entries indicative of the compressed test responses to scan patterns. The one or more identified scan cell candidates can be reported. Computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform any of the disclosed methods are also provided. Likewise, computer-readable media storing lists of fault candidates identified by any of the disclosed methods are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于执行故障诊断的方法,装置和系统。 在一个示例性实施例中,接收到故障日志,其包括指示对链模式的压缩测试响应的条目和对扫描模式的压缩测试响应。 至少部分地基于指示压缩的测试对链模式的测试响应的一个或多个条目来识别被测电路中的有缺陷的扫描链。 至少部分地基于指示对扫描模式的压缩测试响应的一个或多个条目来识别故障扫描链中的一个或多个错误的扫描小区候选。 可以报​​告一个或多个识别的扫描单元候选。 还提供了包括用于使计算机执行任何所公开的方法的计算机可执行指令的计算机可读介质。 同样,还提供了存储通过任何所公开的方法识别的故障候选列表的计算机可读介质。