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US 10,209,305 B2Granted
Wafer tap domain die channel circuitry with separate die clocks
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorLee D. Whetsel
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Abstract
Testing of die on wafer is achieved by; (1) providing a tester with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, (2) providing die on wafer with the capability of externally communicating JTAG test signals using simultaneously bidirectional transceiver circuitry, and (3) providing a connectivity mechanism between the bidirectional transceiver circuitry's of the tester and a selected group or all of the die on wafer for communication of the JTAG signals.
Claims2
An integrated circuit wafer, comprising:
- A. a number N of dies formed on the wafer, where N is greater than 2, each die including:
- i. combinational logic core circuitry;
- ii. a test access port (TAP) domain coupled to the combinational logic core circuitry, the test access port domain having a test data input (TDI) input lead, a test mode select (TMS) input lead, a test clock (TCK) input lead, and a test data output (TDO) output lead;
- iii. scan path circuitry coupled to the combinational logic core circuitry and the test access port domain;
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- iv. die channel circuitry having a Data I/O (DIO) bidirectional lead, a clock input (CLK) lead, a TDI output lead coupled to the TDI input lead, a TMS output lead coupled to the TMS input lead, a TCK output lead coupled to the TCK input lead, and a TDO input lead coupled to the TDO output lead, the die channel circuitry including:
- a. a simultaneous bidirectional transceiver (SBT) connected to the DIO bidirectional lead and having an input connected to the TDO input lead, and a serial output lead;
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- b. serial input parallel output (SIPO) circuitry having an input connected to the serial output lead of the simultaneous bidirectional transceiver, a clock input connected with the clock input lead, a TDI output connected to the TDI output lead, and a TMS output connected to the TMS output lead;
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- B. a wafer clock lead formed on the wafer and coupled to the clock input (CLK) of each die.
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