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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Satya R. S. Bhamidipati, Akividu, IN;

Raghu G. Gopalakrishnasetty, Bangalore, IN;

Mary P. Kusko, Poughkeepskie, NY (US);

Cedric Lichtenau, Boeblingen, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/3183 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G01R 31/3187 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2013.01); G01R 31/3187 (2013.01); G01R 31/31727 (2013.01); G01R 31/318371 (2013.01); G01R 31/318547 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects include a system having logic built-in self-test (LBIST) circuitry for use in an integrated circuit with scan chains. The system includes a pattern generator configured for generating scan-in test values for said scan chains; a signature register configured for collecting scan-out responses from said scan chains after a clock sequence; an on-product control generator configured for controlling at least one test parameter; one or more microcode array or memory elements configured to receive inputs to initialize fields in the microcode array or memory elements; and a test controller. The test controller includes a reader component configured for reading test parameters from a field of the microcode array or the memory elements; and a programming component configured for configuring the on-product control generator and the pattern generator with a LBIST pattern according to the read test parameters.


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