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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William D. Schwarz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/127 ;
Abstract
A single-chip integrated circuit includes a memory array, a built-in self test circuit and a pause circuit. The built-in self test circuit is coupled to the memory array and is adapted to execute a sequence of write and read operations on the memory array. The pause circuit is coupled to and activated by the built-in self test circuit. When activated, the pause circuit pauses the sequence of write and read operations for a pause time period.