IL121362A - System for testing point to-point connecting on a circuit board - Google Patents

System for testing point to-point connecting on a circuit board

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Publication number
IL121362A
IL121362A IL12136296A IL12136296A IL121362A IL 121362 A IL121362 A IL 121362A IL 12136296 A IL12136296 A IL 12136296A IL 12136296 A IL12136296 A IL 12136296A IL 121362 A IL121362 A IL 121362A
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point
circuit board
testing
point connecting
testing point
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IL12136296A
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
    • G06F11/2205Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing using arrangements specific to the hardware being tested
    • G06F11/221Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing using arrangements specific to the hardware being tested to test buses, lines or interfaces, e.g. stuck-at or open line faults
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181Functional testing
    • G01R31/3185Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning
    • G01R31/318533Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning using scanning techniques, e.g. LSSD, Boundary Scan, JTAG
    • G01R31/318572Input/Output interfaces

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
  • Test And Diagnosis Of Digital Computers (AREA)
  • Testing Of Short-Circuits, Discontinuities, Leakage, Or Incorrect Line Connections (AREA)
IL12136296A 1995-12-08 1996-11-13 System for testing point to-point connecting on a circuit board IL121362A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/569,751 US5852617A (en) 1995-12-08 1995-12-08 Jtag testing of buses using plug-in cards with Jtag logic mounted thereon
PCT/US1996/018228 WO1997022013A1 (fr) 1995-12-08 1996-11-13 Test jtag de bus au moyen de cartes enfichables sur lesquelles est montee une logique jtag

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IL121362A0 IL121362A0 (en) 1998-01-04
IL121362A true IL121362A (en) 2000-07-26

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US (1) US5852617A (fr)
EP (1) EP0808461B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3699127B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR100232116B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN1089440C (fr)
AU (1) AU7731596A (fr)
DE (1) DE69628143T2 (fr)
IL (1) IL121362A (fr)
RU (1) RU2182711C2 (fr)
TW (1) TW311176B (fr)
WO (1) WO1997022013A1 (fr)

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US5852617A (en) 1998-12-22
TW311176B (fr) 1997-07-21
CN1180412A (zh) 1998-04-29
AU7731596A (en) 1997-07-03
EP0808461B1 (fr) 2003-05-14
KR19980702054A (ko) 1998-07-15
JP3699127B2 (ja) 2005-09-28
KR100232116B1 (ko) 1999-12-01
RU2182711C2 (ru) 2002-05-20
DE69628143T2 (de) 2004-04-01
EP0808461A4 (fr) 1999-04-07
WO1997022013A1 (fr) 1997-06-19
DE69628143D1 (de) 2003-06-18

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