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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Siemens Industry Software Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Wu-Tung Cheng, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Manish Sharma, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Mark A. Kassab, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Siemens Industry Software Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit comprises: a plurality of identical circuit blocks, each of the plurality of identical circuit blocks comprising one or more test output ports; a first bit-combining device and a second bit-combining device for each of the one or more test output ports; a delay device for each of the one or more test output ports; and a network coupled to each of the plurality of identical circuit blocks and configured to transport a first bit stream and a second bit stream during a test, wherein the first bit-combining device and the second bit-combining device are configured to combine bits outputted from the each of the one or more test output ports with bits of the first bit stream and bits of the second bit stream that are delayed by the delay device, respectively.