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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:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2019
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Sandeep Kumar Goel, Dublin, CA (US);

Yun-Han Lee, Boashan Township, TW;

Saman M. I. Adham, Kanata, CA;

Marat Gershoig, Ottawa, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2013.01); G01R 31/2896 (2013.01); G01R 31/31703 (2013.01); G01R 31/318513 (2013.01); G01R 31/318536 (2013.01); G01R 31/318538 (2013.01); G01R 31/318552 (2013.01); G01R 31/318566 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a device comprises: a first die having disposed thereon a first plurality of latches wherein ones of the first plurality of latches are operatively connected to an adjacent one of the first plurality of latches; and a second die having disposed thereon a second plurality of latches wherein ones of the second plurality of latches are operatively connected to an adjacent one of the second plurality of latches. Each latch of the first plurality of latches on said first die corresponds to a latch in the second plurality of latches on said second die. Each set of corresponding latches are operatively connected. A scan path comprises a closed loop comprising each of said first and second plurality of latches. One of the second plurality of latches is operatively connected to another one of the second plurality of latches via an inverter.


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