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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rakesh H. Patel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shankar Prasad Sinha, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 13/0097 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a memory circuit is provided. The memory circuit includes a first memory device; a second memory device coupled to the first memory device; a freeze circuit coupled to a first output terminal and a second output terminal, where the first output terminal is an output terminal of the first memory device and the second output terminal is an output terminal of the second memory device; and a test switch coupled to the first output terminal and the second output terminal.