The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Daniel B. Young, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jeffrey S. Byrne, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel B. Young, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jeffrey S. Byrne, Portland, OR (US);
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
A device includes data input and data output pins such as found in a JTAG port and a first plurality of boundary scan cells. The device is configurable to support a secondary boundary scan cells formed from the first plurality of boundary scan cells and a second plurality of boundary scan cells in at least one external device. In one embodiment, the device includes a demultiplexer which may be configured to support a primary boundary scan chain between the JTAG port and the first plurality of boundary scan cells. The demultiplexer may also be configured to support the secondary boundary scan chain between the JTAG port and the first and the second plurality of boundary scan cells.