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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Fred Hartnett, Plano, TX (US);
Robert Mcfarland, Murphy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Fred Hartnett, Plano, TX (US);
Robert McFarland, Murphy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprises random logic communicatively coupled to a non-scannable memory array. The integrated circuit also comprises a built-in self-test (BIST) controller adapted to apply test data to the random logic and propagate the test data through the random logic to test the memory array.