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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Wenbin Yang, Suzhou, CN;
Weiwei Sang, Suzhou, CN;
Assignee:
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/38 (2006.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/38 (2013.01); G11C 2029/0401 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system and method for maintaining stability during a scan shift operation on multiple embedded memories in an integrated circuit. Examples disclosed herein include an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of memory modules and a built-in self-test controller, wherein the BIST controller and memory modules are arranged and configured to reduce toggling of cells in the memory modules during a scan shift operation.