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Patent No.:

US 9147498 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2013
Applicants:

Leonardo Henrique Bonet Zordan, Montpellier, FR;

Alberto Bosio, Montpellier, FR;

Patrick Girard, Villetelle, FR;

Nabil Badereddine, Grasse, FR;

Inventors:

Leonardo Henrique Bonet Zordan, Montpellier, FR;

Alberto Bosio, Montpellier, FR;

Patrick Girard, Villetelle, FR;

Nabil Badereddine, Grasse, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); G11C 11/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/021 (2013.01); G11C 29/028 (2013.01); G11C 29/4401 (2013.01); G11C 11/41 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit arrangement may include: a memory, composed of a memory cell array, including a plurality of memory cells, and a peripheral circuitry; a voltage source configured to provide at least one supply voltage; a test circuit integrated with the memory cell array and the voltage source, wherein the test circuit receives the supply voltage; the test circuit including: at least one test memory cell; at least one failure detection circuit configured to detect a data retention failure in the at least one test memory cell.


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