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US 2017/0285101 A1Published application
Interposer instrumentation method and apparatus
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorLee D. Whetsel
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers to include embedded monitoring instruments for real time monitoring digital signals, analog signals, voltage signals and temperature sensors located in the interposer. An embedded monitor trigger unit controls the starting and stopping of the real time monitoring operations. The embedded monitoring instruments are accessible via an 1149.1 TAP interface on the interposer.
Claims6
An interposer comprising:
- (a) a test access port having a test data input lead, a test data output lead, a test clock lead, a test mode select lead, and test control leads;
- (b) functional circuitry leads;
- (c) monitor trigger circuitry having inputs coupled to the functional circuitry leads, the test data input lead, and the test control leads, and having an output coupled to the test data output lead, and monitor control outputs;
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- (d) temperature monitor circuitry having an input adapted to be coupled to a temperature sensor, having an input coupled to the monitor control outputs, an input coupled to the test data input lead, an input coupled to the test control leads, and an output coupled to the test data output lead.
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