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公开(公告)号:US11768726B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US17543827
申请日:2021-12-07
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Aravinda Acharya , Wilson Pradeep , Prakash Narayanan
IPC: G06F11/07 , G01R31/317 , G01R31/3185 , G11C29/14 , G11C29/50 , G11C29/32 , G11C29/20 , G11C29/12 , G11C29/56 , G06F11/26 , G01R31/14 , G11C29/10 , G11C29/36
CPC classification number: G06F11/0757 , G01R31/31725 , G01R31/31858 , G11C29/12015 , G11C29/14 , G11C29/20 , G11C29/32 , G11C29/50012 , G11C29/56012 , G01R31/14 , G06F11/261 , G11C29/10 , G11C29/36 , G11C2029/1204 , G11C2029/3202
Abstract: A circuit includes a dynamic core data register (DCDR) cell that includes a data register, a shift register and an output circuit to route the output state of the data register or the shift register to an output of the DCDR in response to an output control input. A clock gate having a gate control input controls clocking of the shift register in response to a first scan enable signal. An output control gate controls the output control input of the output circuit and controls which outputs from the data register or the shift register are transferred to the output of the output circuit in response to a second scan enable signal. The first scan enable signal and the second scan enable signal to enable a state transition of the shift register at the output of the DCDR.
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公开(公告)号:US11194944B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-07
申请号:US16989931
申请日:2020-08-11
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Wilson Pradeep , Prakash Narayanan , Saket Jalan
IPC: G06F30/3312 , G06F30/30 , G06F30/398 , G06F30/392 , G06F30/394 , G01R31/28 , G01R27/28 , G01R31/36 , H03K19/00 , H01L29/10 , H01L25/00 , G06G7/62 , H01L23/58
Abstract: A method that includes disabling circuit paths in a circuit under test during transition fault testing (TFT) of valid timing paths of the circuit under test. The method then tests the circuit paths at slower clock speeds than the clock speed of the valid timing paths during TFT of the circuit paths. Finally, the method tests the circuit paths and the valid timing paths to facilitate testing of the circuit under test.
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公开(公告)号:US10579454B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US15630516
申请日:2017-06-22
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Aravinda Acharya , Wilson Pradeep , Prakash Narayanan
IPC: G06F11/07 , G01R31/317 , G01R31/3185 , G11C29/14 , G11C29/50 , G11C29/32 , G11C29/20 , G11C29/12 , G11C29/56 , G06F11/26 , G01R31/14 , G11C29/10 , G11C29/36
Abstract: A circuit includes a dynamic core data register (DCDR) cell that includes a data register, a shift register and an output circuit to route the output state of the data register or the shift register to an output of the DCDR in response to an output control input. A clock gate having a gate control input controls clocking of the shift register in response to a first scan enable signal. An output control gate controls the output control input of the output circuit and controls which outputs from the data register or the shift register are transferred to the output of the output circuit in response to a second scan enable signal. The first scan enable signal and the second scan enable signal to enable a state transition of the shift register at the output of the DCDR.
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公开(公告)号:US20160266202A1
公开(公告)日:2016-09-15
申请号:US14985699
申请日:2015-12-31
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Rajesh Kumar Mittal , Wilson Pradeep , Vivek Singhal
IPC: G01R31/3177 , G01R31/317 , G01R31/28
CPC classification number: G01R31/3177 , G01R31/2851 , G01R31/31721 , G01R31/31725 , G01R31/318538 , G01R31/318563 , G01R31/318575
Abstract: A scan chain may be formed throughout an integrated circuit in which the scan chain includes at least a first segment and a second segment. A first portion of a test pattern is scanned into the first segment by clocking a first scan cell of the first segment with an even clock while clocking a remainder of the plurality of scan cells in the first segment with an odd clock, in which the odd clock is out of phase with the even clock, in which the even clock and odd clock have a rate equal to a scan rate of the test pattern divided by an integer N. A second portion of the test pattern is scanned into the second segment by clocking the plurality of scan cells in the second segment with the odd clock, such that the second portion of the test pattern is not scanned into the first segment.
Abstract translation: 扫描链可以形成在整个集成电路中,其中扫描链包括至少第一段和第二段。 通过以奇数时钟对第一段中的多个扫描单元的其余部分进行计时,同时以奇数时钟计时第一段的第一扫描单元,将测试图案的第一部分扫描到第一段中,其中奇数 时钟与偶数时钟异相,其中偶数时钟和奇数时钟具有等于测试图案的扫描速率除以整数N的速率。测试图案的第二部分被扫描到第二段中 以奇数时钟对第二段中的多个扫描单元进行计时,使得测试图案的第二部分不被扫描到第一段中。
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公开(公告)号:US20230243887A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US18182848
申请日:2023-03-13
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Wilson Pradeep , Sriraj Chellappan , Shruti Gupta
IPC: G01R31/317 , H03K19/20 , G11C19/28 , G01R31/3177
CPC classification number: G01R31/31727 , H03K19/20 , G11C19/287 , G01R31/3177
Abstract: An integrated circuit for transition fault testing comprises a synchronizing circuit including a first set of shift registers coupled to receive a scan enable signal and to provide a synchronizing signal based on the scan enable signal; a clock leaker circuit coupled to the synchronizing circuit and including a second set of shift registers coupled to receive a first clock signal based on the synchronizing signal and to provide a second clock signal that includes a set of pulses; and a multiplexer (MUX) that includes a first input coupled to receive a shift clock, a second input coupled to the clock leaker circuit to receive the second clock signal, and an output configured to provide an output clock signal that includes a second set of pulses.
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公开(公告)号:US11519964B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US17353882
申请日:2021-06-22
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Prakash Narayanan , Wilson Pradeep
IPC: G01R31/3185 , G01R31/3177 , G01R31/317
Abstract: A circuit device is provided with a first codec including a first portion of a logic circuit and a second codec including a second portion of the logic circuit. The circuit device can also include a plurality of first scan chains coupled to the first codec and configured to shift a delayed test vector onto the first codec, wherein the delayed test vector is a test vector with a phase delay. A plurality of second scan chains can be coupled to the second codec and configured to shift the test vector onto the second codec.
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公开(公告)号:US11194645B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-07
申请号:US16737548
申请日:2020-01-08
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Aravinda Acharya , Wilson Pradeep , Prakash Narayanan
IPC: G06F11/07 , G01R31/3185 , G01R31/317 , G11C29/56 , G11C29/12 , G11C29/20 , G11C29/32 , G11C29/50 , G11C29/14 , G06F11/26 , G01R31/14 , G11C29/10 , G11C29/36
Abstract: A circuit includes a dynamic core data register (DCDR) cell that includes a data register, a shift register and an output circuit to route the output state of the data register or the shift register to an output of the DCDR in response to an output control input. A clock gate having a gate control input controls clocking of the shift register in response to a first scan enable signal. An output control gate controls the output control input of the output circuit and controls which outputs from the data register or the shift register are transferred to the output of the output circuit in response to a second scan enable signal. The first scan enable signal and the second scan enable signal to enable a state transition of the shift register at the output of the DCDR.
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公开(公告)号:US11073557B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-27
申请号:US16406858
申请日:2019-05-08
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Prakash Narayanan , Wilson Pradeep
IPC: G01R31/3185 , G01R31/3177 , G01R31/317
Abstract: A circuit device is provided with a first codec including a first portion of a logic circuit and a second codec including a second portion of the logic circuit. The circuit device can also include a plurality of first scan chains coupled to the first codec and configured to shift a delayed test vector onto the first codec, wherein the delayed test vector is a test vector with a phase delay. A plurality of second scan chains can be coupled to the second codec and configured to shift the test vector onto the second codec.
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公开(公告)号:US10331826B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-25
申请号:US15630394
申请日:2017-06-22
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Wilson Pradeep , Prakash Narayanan , Saket Jalan
IPC: G06F17/50 , G06G7/62 , H03K19/00 , H01L23/58 , G01R31/28 , H01L29/10 , H01L25/00 , G01R27/28 , G01R31/36
Abstract: A circuit includes a false circuit path in a circuit under test having a starting logic point to an end logic point of the path. The false circuit path is designated as a testing path to be excluded during testing of one or more valid timing paths of the circuit under test. A false path gating circuit gates the starting logic point to the end logic point of the false circuit path. The false path gating circuit disables the false circuit path in response to one or more gating controls asserted during the testing of the one or more valid timing paths of the circuit under test.
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公开(公告)号:US12216160B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-04
申请号:US18182848
申请日:2023-03-13
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Wilson Pradeep , Sriraj Chellappan , Shruti Gupta
IPC: G01R31/317 , G01R31/3177 , G11C19/28 , H03K19/20
Abstract: An integrated circuit for transition fault testing comprises a synchronizing circuit including a first set of shift registers coupled to receive a scan enable signal and to provide a synchronizing signal based on the scan enable signal; a clock leaker circuit coupled to the synchronizing circuit and including a second set of shift registers coupled to receive a first clock signal based on the synchronizing signal and to provide a second clock signal that includes a set of pulses; and a multiplexer (MUX) that includes a first input coupled to receive a shift clock, a second input coupled to the clock leaker circuit to receive the second clock signal, and an output configured to provide an output clock signal that includes a second set of pulses.
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