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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2006
Applicant:

Chul-soo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventor:

Chul-Soo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A semiconductor device may include a control signal generator configured to generate a test control signal in response to an externally applied test command signal. First and second transmission gates may be configured to open and close together in response to a test clock signal pulse and the test control signal. A delay circuit may be coupled between the first and second transmission gates so that the delay circuit is configured to receive a test input signal through the first transmission gate and to transmit a delayed test input signal to the second transmission gate, and the delayed test input signal may correspond to the test input signal. A latch may be coupled between the second transmission gate and an output of the semiconductor device, and the latch may be configured to latch a first logic value when a duration of the test clock signal pulse is less than a delay of the delay circuit and to latch a second logic value when a duration of the test clock signal pulse is greater than the delay of the delay circuit, and the first and second logic values be different. Related methods are also discussed.


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