HK35392A - Memories and the testing thereof - Google Patents

Memories and the testing thereof

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Publication number
HK35392A
HK35392A HK353/92A HK35392A HK35392A HK 35392 A HK35392 A HK 35392A HK 353/92 A HK353/92 A HK 353/92A HK 35392 A HK35392 A HK 35392A HK 35392 A HK35392 A HK 35392A
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
address
bits
card
test
memory
Prior art date
Application number
HK353/92A
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English (en)
Inventor
Kevin John Ash
Jack Harvey Derenburger
Raymond Lonnie Parsons
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Ibm
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Publication of HK35392A publication Critical patent/HK35392A/xx

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04—Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08—Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/12—Built-in arrangements for testing, e.g. built-in self testing [BIST] or interconnection details
    • G11C29/38—Response verification devices
    • G11C29/42—Response verification devices using error correcting codes [ECC] or parity check
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/02—Detection or location of defective auxiliary circuits, e.g. defective refresh counters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04—Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08—Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/10—Test algorithms, e.g. memory scan [MScan] algorithms; Test patterns, e.g. checkerboard patterns 
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04—Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08—Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/12—Built-in arrangements for testing, e.g. built-in self testing [BIST] or interconnection details
    • G11C29/18—Address generation devices; Devices for accessing memories, e.g. details of addressing circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/0703—Error or fault processing not based on redundancy, i.e. by taking additional measures to deal with the error or fault not making use of redundancy in operation, in hardware, or in data representation
    • G06F11/0751—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy
    • G06F11/0754—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy by exceeding limits
    • G06F11/076—Error or fault detection not based on redundancy by exceeding limits by exceeding a count or rate limit, e.g. word- or bit count limit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/08—Error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation, e.g. by using checking codes
    • G06F11/10—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's
    • G06F11/1008—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's in individual solid state devices
    • G06F11/1048—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's in individual solid state devices using arrangements adapted for a specific error detection or correction feature
    • G06F11/1052—Bypassing or disabling error detection or correction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
  • For Increasing The Reliability Of Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Slot Machines And Peripheral Devices (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
  • Debugging And Monitoring (AREA)
HK353/92A 1987-02-13 1992-05-21 Memories and the testing thereof HK35392A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/014,749 US4891811A (en) 1987-02-13 1987-02-13 Efficient address test for large memories

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US (1) US4891811A (ja)
EP (1) EP0281740B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP2519286B2 (ja)
KR (1) KR920001104B1 (ja)
CN (1) CN1008848B (ja)
AT (1) ATE83331T1 (ja)
AU (1) AU597140B2 (ja)
BR (1) BR8800244A (ja)
CA (1) CA1291269C (ja)
DE (1) DE3876459T2 (ja)
ES (1) ES2036223T3 (ja)
GB (1) GB2201016B (ja)
HK (1) HK35392A (ja)
SG (1) SG110891G (ja)

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US4891811A (en) 1990-01-02
ES2036223T3 (es) 1993-05-16
EP0281740B1 (en) 1992-12-09
CN1008848B (zh) 1990-07-18
CN88100490A (zh) 1988-08-24
SG110891G (en) 1992-02-14
KR920001104B1 (ko) 1992-02-01
AU597140B2 (en) 1990-05-24
CA1291269C (en) 1991-10-22
JP2519286B2 (ja) 1996-07-31
GB2201016A (en) 1988-08-17
DE3876459T2 (de) 1993-06-09
BR8800244A (pt) 1988-08-30
AU1035688A (en) 1988-08-18
EP0281740A3 (en) 1990-05-09
EP0281740A2 (en) 1988-09-14
GB2201016B (en) 1991-03-13
KR880010362A (ko) 1988-10-08
JPS63202000A (ja) 1988-08-22
GB8719405D0 (en) 1987-09-23
DE3876459D1 (de) 1993-01-21
ATE83331T1 (de) 1992-12-15

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