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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Akhil Garg, Greater Noida, IN;
Sahil Jain, Ghaziabad, IN;
Vivek Chickermane, Slaterville Springs, NY (US);
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A test circuit includes a plurality of codec logic elements arranged in a plurality of annular rings on an integrated circuit, each codec logic element configured to provide test bits to one or more respective scan chain and receive test result bits from the one or more respective scan chain. The test circuit further includes a decompressor logic arranged along at least one annular ring of the plurality of annular rings on the integrated circuit, the decompressor logic configured to provide test bits to at least one codec logic element in each annular ring. The test circuit also includes a compressor logic arranged transversely with respect to the plurality of annular rings on the integrated circuit, the compressor logic configured to receive test result bits from at least one of the plurality of codec logic elements.