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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Tomohiro Oka, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC., Chiba, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2013.01); G01R 31/31701 (2013.01); G01R 31/31703 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor device including a test mode circuit capable of changing the semiconductor device into a test mode with fewer malfunctions and without providing a test terminal. The semiconductor device includes a test circuit configured to compare data of a data input terminal and a data output terminal in synchronization with clock, and control whether or not to change the semiconductor device into a test mode in accordance with a result of the comparison.