Customer-transparent logic redundancy for improved yield
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsIgor Arsovski, John R. Goss, Eric D. Hunt-Schroeder, Andrew K. Killorin
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsIgor Arsovski, John R. Goss, Eric D. Hunt-Schroeder, Andrew K. Killorin
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Systems and methods are provided for implementing customer-transparent logic redundancy in scan chains for improved yield of integrated circuits. More specifically, an integrated circuit structure is provided for that includes a plurality of combined latch structures. Each of the combined latch structures includes an original latch and a redundant latch. The integrated circuit structure further includes a plurality of combined logic structures. Each of the combined logic structures includes an original logic structure a redundant logic structure. Each redundant latch is a duplicate of each respective original latch within a combined latch structure and each redundant logic structure is a duplicate of each respective original logic structure within a combined logic structure such that a two-fold library of latches and logic is provided for one or more scan chains of the integrated circuit structure.
An integrated circuit structure comprising:
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