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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2014
Applicants:
Yunwu Zhao, Tianjin, CN;
Hao Wang, Tianjin, CN;
Inventors:
Yunwu Zhao, Tianjin, CN;
Hao Wang, Tianjin, CN;
Assignee:
NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/30 (2006.01); G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G11C 29/26 (2006.01); G11C 29/50 (2006.01); G11C 11/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2013.01); G11C 29/26 (2013.01); G11C 29/50016 (2013.01); G11C 11/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an integrated circuit, a first scan chain of flip-flops is loaded with data for testing data retention of the flip-flops and a memory is loaded with data for performing a retention test by a memory built-in self-test (MBIST) wrapper circuit. A portion of the system is placed in a low-power state for a predetermined period of time before data is read from the memory and retention of data by the memory while in the low-power state is determined.