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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Kaiser, Kaufering, DE;
Florian Schamberger, Bad Reichenhall, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a self-test device which is provided for executing a self-test of the integrated circuit and which has a control output. A program memory is connected to the self-test device for storing at least one test program supplied from outside the integrated circuit. The test program is run by the self-test device during execution of a self-test. The self-test device controls loading of a respective test program to be run into the program memory from outside the integrated circuit through the control output thereof.