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US 7,126,196 B2Granted
Self-testing printed circuit board comprising electrically programmable three-dimensional memory
OwnerGuobiao Zhanginventor
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Abstract
The electrically programmable three-dimensional memory (EP-3DM) can be used to carry the test data and/or test-data seeds for the circuit-under-test (CUT). When integrated with the CUT, EP-3DM has minimum impact to the layout of the CUT. Apparently, CUT with integrated EP-3DM supports IC self-test. Moreover, with a large bandwidth with the CUT, EP-3DM-based IC self-test enables at-speed test.
Claims2
A printed-circuit-board (PCB) supporting electrically-programmable three-dimensional memory (EP-3DM)-based self-test (EP-3DMST), comprising:
- a first integrated circuit (IC) chip, comprising:
- a substrate circuit, said substrate circuit further comprising a circuit-under-test (CUT) and a peripheral circuit;
- an EP-3DM stacked on said substrate circuit and connected with said peripheral circuit through a plurality of inter-level connecting vias, said EP-3DM comprising at least an EP-3DM level;
- wherein at least a portion of said EP-3DM stores at least of a portion of test data and/or test-data seeds for at least a portion of said CUT;
- a second IC chip under-test, wherein at least a portion of said EP-3DM stores at least of a portion of test data and/or test-data seeds for at least a portion of said second IC chip under-test.
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