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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Robert E. Busch, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Fred J. Towler, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Reid A. Wistort, Westford, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Scannable fuse latches are provided that can override current fuse values, read current fuse values, and latch current fuse values. Using the scannable fuse latches of the current invention allows current fuse values to be overridden, which can be important in testing and failure analysis to place the integrated circuit in a known state. The scannable fuse latches of the current invention also allow current fuse values to be read. This aids failure analysis because the current state of the failed integrated circuit can be determined. Finally, the scannable fuse latches of the present invention allow the current state of fuses to be latched and provided to a core of an integrated circuit.