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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:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Paul Kimelman, Alamo, CA (US);
Edmond John Simon Ashfield, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Sean Houlihane, Bassingbourn, GB;
Ian Field, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kimelman, Alamo, CA (US);
Edmond John Simon Ashfield, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Sean Houlihane, Bassingbourn, GB;
Ian Field, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit is provided with diagnostic circuitry, such as serial scan chains or debug bus access circuits, with which communication is established using an interface circuit coupled with a bi-directional serial link to an external diagnostic device. The bi-directional serial link carries both data and control signals.