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公开(公告)号:US20240426907A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18338082
申请日:2023-06-20
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
IPC: G01R31/3185
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first set and a second set of scan flip flops, a circuit under test, and a controller. Each scan flip flop of the first set includes a scan enable input coupled to a first scan enable signal. The circuit under test includes logic elements downstream of the first set. The second set includes at least one scan flip flop downstream of the logic elements. Each scan flip flop of the second set includes a scan enable input coupled to a second scan enable signal. The controller is configured to test the logic elements by shifting test patterns into the first set while asserting both the first and second scan enable signal, launching the test patterns, and capturing results from the second set while continuing to assert the first scan enable signal and deasserting the second scan enable signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20240250668A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18100975
申请日:2023-01-24
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
IPC: H03K3/037 , G01R31/3185 , G01R31/3187 , H03K19/20
CPC classification number: H03K3/037 , G01R31/318597 , G01R31/3187 , H03K19/20
Abstract: According to an embodiment, a digital circuit includes an OR gate and a flip-flop. The OR gate includes a first input and a second input. The first input of the OR gate is coupled to a control signal, and the second input of the OR gate is coupled to an uncovered functional combination logic of the digital circuit. The first input of the OR gate is configured to be pulled low by the control signal in response to setting the digital circuit in a configuration to test the uncovered functional combination logic. The flip-flop includes a reset pin or a set pin coupled to the output of the OR gate. The output of the flip-flop is configured to be observed during a testing of the uncovered functional combination logic to detect defects in the digital circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US11726140B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17164570
申请日:2021-02-01
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Venkata Narayanan Srinivasan , Shiv Kumar Vats , Tripti Gupta
IPC: G01R31/3177 , G06F1/04 , G01R31/317
CPC classification number: G01R31/3177 , G01R31/31724 , G01R31/31727 , G06F1/04
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for performing scan includes: entering scan mode; receiving a test pattern; applying the test pattern through a first scan chain by asserting and deasserting a scan enable signal to respectively perform shift and capture operations to the first scan chain; while applying the test pattern through the first scan chain, controlling a further scan flip-flop with the first scan chain without transitioning a further scan enable input of the further scan flip-flop; and evaluating an output of the first scan chain to detect faults.
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公开(公告)号:US11680982B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US17510602
申请日:2021-10-26
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Venkata Narayanan Srinivasan , Manish Sharma , Tripti Gupta
IPC: G01R31/3177 , G01R31/317 , G06F1/28 , G01R31/3185 , G06F1/18
CPC classification number: G01R31/3177 , G01R31/31721 , G06F1/28 , G01R31/31723 , G01R31/318513 , G01R31/318536 , G01R31/318555 , G01R31/318558 , G01R31/318575 , G06F1/18
Abstract: Described herein are integrated circuit chips having test circuitry designed such that independently selectable testing of different power domains using a same scan chain compressor-decompressor circuit may be performed. Also disclosed herein are integrated circuit chips having test circuitry designed such that independently selectable testing of different power domains using multiple different scan chain compressor-decompressor circuits may be performed.
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公开(公告)号:US11557364B1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US17443556
申请日:2021-07-27
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
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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公开(公告)号:US20220308610A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-29
申请号:US17211545
申请日:2021-03-24
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Abstract: A method to bypass a voltage regulator of a system on a chip (SOC) comprising powering a first power domain using a voltage regulator; powering a second power domain using the voltage regulator; coupling a third power domain with an external voltage source; raising an external voltage supply from the external voltage source above a threshold level of the voltage regulator; coupling the first second power domains to the external voltage source; turning OFF the voltage regulator of the SOC after coupling the first power domain of the SOC and the second power domain of the SOC to the external voltage source; and powering the first power domain of the SOC, the second power domain of the SOC, and the third power domain of the SOC with the external voltage source, the external voltage source bypassing the voltage regulator.
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公开(公告)号:US20220300389A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17208935
申请日:2021-03-22
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
IPC: G06F11/27 , G01R31/3177 , G06F1/08
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for managing self-tests in an integrated circuit (IC) includes: receiving built-in-self-test (BIST) configuration data; configuring a first clock to a first frequency based on the BIST configuration data; performing a first BIST test at the first frequency; configuring a second clock to a second frequency that is different from the first frequency; and performing a second BIST test at the second frequency.
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公开(公告)号:US20190064270A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US15688184
申请日:2017-08-28
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
Inventor: Venkata Narayanan Srinivasan , Manish Sharma
IPC: G01R31/3185 , G06F11/267 , G06F11/27 , G01R31/3183
Abstract: A circuit is for coupling test access port (TAP) signals to a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) interface in an integrated circuit package. An nTRST pin receives a test reset signal, a TMS pin receives a test mode select signal, a testing test access port (TAP) has a test reset signal input and a test mode select signal input, and a debuging test access port (TAP) has a test reset signal input coupled to the nTRST pin and a test mode select signal input coupled to the TMS pin. An inverter has an input coupled to the nTRST pin and an output coupled to the test reset signal input of the testing TAP, and an AND gate has a first input coupled to the output of the inverter, a second input coupled to the TMS pin, and an output coupled to the test mode select input of the testing TAP.
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公开(公告)号:US11835991B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-05
申请号:US17208935
申请日:2021-03-22
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
IPC: G06F11/27 , G01R31/3177 , G06F1/08
CPC classification number: G06F11/27 , G01R31/3177 , G06F1/08
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for managing self-tests in an integrated circuit (IC) includes: receiving built-in-self-test (BIST) configuration data; configuring a first clock to a first frequency based on the BIST configuration data; performing a first BIST test at the first frequency; configuring a second clock to a second frequency that is different from the first frequency; and performing a second BIST test at the second frequency.
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公开(公告)号:US11714131B1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17699900
申请日:2022-03-21
Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
IPC: G01R31/3185 , G01R31/317 , G01R31/3177
CPC classification number: G01R31/318533 , G01R31/318552 , G01R31/3177 , G01R31/31725
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for performing scan testing includes: generating first and second scan clock signals; providing the first and second scan clock signals to first and second scan chains, respectively, where the first and second scan clock signals includes respective first shift pulses when a scan enable signal is asserted, and respective first capture pulses when the scan enable signal is deasserted, where the first shift pulse of the first and second scan clock signals correspond to a first clock pulse of a first clock signal, where the first capture pulse of the first scan clock signal corresponds to a second clock pulse of the first clock signal, and where the first capture pulse of the second scan clock signal corresponds to a first clock pulse of a second clock signal different from the first clock signal.
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