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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2021
Applicant:

Siliconch Systems Pvt Ltd, Karnataka, IN;

Inventors:

Munnangi Sirisha, Andhra Pradesh, IN;

Rakesh Kumar Polasa, Karnataka, IN;

Satish Anand Verkila, Karnataka, IN;

Assignee:

SILICONCH SYSTEMS PVT LTD, Karnataka, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/3183 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/31701 (2013.01); G01R 31/31713 (2013.01); G01R 31/31721 (2013.01); G01R 31/31724 (2013.01); G01R 31/3183 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a DFT architecture for ICs and a method for testing the ICs with the proposed DFT architecture. The present disclosure also includes a focus on USB PD protocol with respect to the DFT architecture. The present disclosure also includes focus on testing IC with single I/O pin. The DFT architecture primarily comprises of a test mode controller and reuses the USBPD protocol framework logic comprising analog USBPD CC circuitry in analog block and the USBPD signaling, protocol logic in digital block for the test purposes. The DFT architecture is implemented with analog test modes and digital test modes using a single I/O pin, wherein analog test modes comprises of analog trims and observation modes and digital test modes comprises of LBIST, ATPG and digital observation modes. The method disclosed is directed to the functions associated with testing the USBPD ICS using single I/O pin.


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