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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
Vidyabhusan Gupta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a field programmable gate array for use in an integrated processing system capable of testing other embedded circuit components in the integrated processing system. The field programmable gate array detects a trigger signal (such as a power reset) in the integrated processing system. In response to the trigger signal, the field programmable gate array receives first test program instructions from a first external source and executes the first test program instructions in order to test the other embedded circuit components in the integrated processing system. When testing of the other embedded circuit components is complete, the field programmable gate array loads its normal operating code and performs its normal functions.