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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Ishwardutt Parulkar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ha M. Pham, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ishwardutt Parulkar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ha M. Pham, Milpitas, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of scanning a dual edge-triggered flip-flop with scan capability includes a first scan slave element capable of capturing data on a positive edge of a clock signal; and a second scan slave element capable of capturing data on a negative edge of the clock signal. An apparatus and method of scanning a dual edge-triggered flip-flop with scan capability includes a scan slave element capable of capturing data on either a positive edge or a negative edge of a clock signal; wherein a control signal determines whether the scan slave element captures data on the positive edge or negative edge of the clock signal.