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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
Mstar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Yu-Lin Chen, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Hsian-Feng Liu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chung-Ching Chen, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A built-in self-test circuit (BIST) applied to a high speed I/O port is provided. The BIST circuit includes a detecting unit, a flag unit and a selecting unit. The detecting unit has a first input terminal for receiving a serial output signal, a second input terminal for receiving a serial enable signal, and an output terminal for generating a detection signal. The flag unit receives the detection signal and generates a flag signal. The selecting unit receives the serial output signal, the serial enable signal and the flag signal. When a reset signal is at a first level, the selecting unit transmits the serial output signal and the serial enable signal to the I/O port. When the reset signal is at a second level, the serial output signal and the serial enable signal possesses a predetermined relationship.