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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Rambus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Adrian E. Ong, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Paul Fuller, Ketchum, ID (US);

Nick van Heel, Eagle, ID (US);

Mark Thomann, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

RAMBUS INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2851 (2013.01); G01R 31/31722 (2013.01); G01R 31/31723 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05554 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48137 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48145 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a first integrated circuit configured to operate in at least a normal mode and a test mode and a second integrated circuit, where both the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit are disposed within a same semiconductor device package. The system further includes a first terminal, external to the semiconductor device package, electronically coupled to the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit. The first terminal is electronically coupled to a buffer in the second integrated circuit and used to convey signals to or from the first integrated circuit.


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