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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Inventors:
Janusz Rajski, West Linn, OR (US);
Jerzy Tyszer, Poznan, PL;
Assignee:
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/318563 (2013.01); G01R 31/318513 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate to scan-based test architecture for interconnects in stacked designs. The disclosed scan-based test architecture comprises a scan chain. Scan cells on the scan chain are configured to receive data from, based on bits of a control signal, outputs of neighboring scan cells or outputs of mixing devices that combine data from through-silicon vias with data from the outputs of the neighboring scan cells. The scan-based test architecture can be used to identify single or multiple defective through-silicon vias.