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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Doo-Seok Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Min-Su Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Chung-Hee Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae-Seong Lee, Busan, KR;
Hyun Lee, Incheon, KR;
Matthew Berzins, Austin, TX (US);
James Lim, Austin, TX (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A multi-bit flip-flop includes: a single scan input pin to receive a scan input signal, a plurality of data input pins to receive first and second data input signals, a first scan flip-flop to select one of the scan input signal and the first data input signal as a first selection signal in response to a scan enable signal and to latch the first selection signal to provide a first output signal, a second scan flip-flop to select one of an internal signal corresponding to the first output signal and the second data input signal as a second selection signal in response to the scan enable signal and to latch the second selection signal to provide a second output signal, and a plurality of output pins to output the first and second output signals, wherein scan paths of the first and second scan flip-flops are connected to each other.