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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Amit Kashyap, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Prashant Dubey, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Akhil Garg, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics Pvt. Ltd., Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of sharing testing components for multiple embedded memories and the memory system incorporating the same. The memory system includes multiple test controllers, multiple interface devices, a main controller, and a serial interface. The main controller is used for initializing testing of each of the dissimilar memory groups using a serial interface and local test controllers. The memory system results in reduced routing congestion and faster testing of plurality of dissimilar memories.