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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Douskey, Rochester, MN (US);
Mary P. Kusko, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Cédric Lichtenau, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/318547 (2013.01); G01R 31/31703 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and circuits for implementing multiple input signature register (MISR) compression for test time reduction, and a design structure on which the subject circuits reside are provided. The MISR compression circuit includes a first MISR, a second MISR provided with the first MISR, and a compressor to compress MISR data positioned in one of between the first MISR and second MISR and after the second MISR.