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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Ulrich Baur, Boeblingen, DE;
Lawrence D. Curley, Endwell, NY (US);
Ronald J. Frishmuth, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ralf Ludewig, Schoenaich, DE;
Ching L. Tong, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Tobias Webel, Schwaebisch-Gmuend, DE;
Ulrich Baur, Boeblingen, DE;
Lawrence D. Curley, Endwell, NY (US);
Ronald J. Frishmuth, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ralf Ludewig, Schoenaich, DE;
Ching L. Tong, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Tobias Webel, Schwaebisch-Gmuend, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit chip includes a mainline function logic path communicatively connected to a first input/output (I/O) pin, a test logic path communicatively connected to the first I/O pin, a latch disposed between the communicative connection between the test logic function path and the first I/O pin, a second I/O pin communicatively connected to the latch, the second I/O pin operative to send a signal operative to change a state of the latch.