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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Craig M. Monroe, South Burlington, VT (US);
Michael R. Ouellette, Westford, VT (US);
Douglas E. Sprague, Ellsworth, ME (US);
Georgy S. Varghese, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Craig M. Monroe, South Burlington, VT (US);
Michael R. Ouellette, Westford, VT (US);
Douglas E. Sprague, Ellsworth, ME (US);
Georgy S. Varghese, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and associated data structure that can be utilized within a chip design platform to define the structure of an MBIST architecture. A system for generating a memory built in self test (MBIST) design file in described, including a tool for processing an organization file (Org File), wherein the Org File includes lines of code that dictate a structure of the MBIST design file and conform to a data structure defined by the tool; wherein said data structure provides an infrastructure to describe: associations between MBIST components at a design level; associations between MBIST components and hierarchical test ports at the design level; and a serial order of daisy chains among MBIST components within the design level.