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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Black Sesame Technologies Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Qideng Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gengyuan Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wei Chen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ying Zhou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Black Sesame Technologies Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/10 (2013.01); G11C 29/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for performing self-test on a memory. The method can include determining an operation mode of a memory built-in self-test (MBIST) unit based on status of the memory; in response to the operation mode being a startup mode, configuring the MBIST unit to perform a memory self-test of a first type; and in response to the operation mode being a runtime mode, configuring the MBIST unit to periodically perform a memory self-test of a second type.