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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Liang-teck Pang, White Plains, NY (US);
Joel A. Silberman, Somers, NY (US);
Matthew R. Wordeman, Kula, HI (US);
Liang-Teck Pang, White Plains, NY (US);
Joel A. Silberman, Somers, NY (US);
Matthew R. Wordeman, Kula, HI (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
There is provided a strata manager within a 3D chip stack having two or more strata. The strata manager includes a plurality of scannable configuration registers, each being arranged on a respective one of the two or more strata for storing a set of bits. The set of bits is configured to program an operation of a corresponding one of the two or more strata on which the set of bits is stored or a device thereon. Additionally, a stratum identifier within a 3D stack and stack-wide scan circuit within a 3D stack are provided.