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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Cavium, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven W. Aiken, Pepperell, MA (US);
David A. Carlson, Haslet, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cavium, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/4401 (2013.01); G11C 29/785 (2013.01); G11C 2029/0405 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example embodiment, a method may include collecting, at a controller within an integrated circuit, defect information indicative of defects identified during a built-in self-test (BIST) operation performed on plural memories embedded within the integrated circuit. Fuses within the integrated circuit may be blown based on the defect information collected automatically and without software intervention. The fuses blown may be used to inform a built-in self-repair (BISR) operation performed on the plural memories.