IP Library Patent Application 11785624
Patent Application
App. No. 11/785,624

Semiconductor integrated circuit and test system for testing the same

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11/785,624
Abstract

A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pin section, internal circuits, an interface section, an expectation value generation circuit, a comparison circuit and a waveform generation circuit. In a first test mode, the expectation value generation circuit generates expectation values of operation signals to be generated by the interface section when first test signals having the same waveform are input via respective pins of the pin section, and the comparison circuit compares operation signals that are actually produced by the interface section with the respective expectation values and produces comparison results. In a second test mode, the waveform generation circuit supplies second test signals to the interface section, and the interface section outputs test output signals having the same waveform to the external system via respective pins of the pin section.

Claims (14)

1 - 4 . (canceled)

5 . A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

a pin section having a plurality of pins;

internal circuits;

an interface section for producing operation signals for causing operation of the internal circuits at the time of receiving signals from an external system via the pin section, and for outputting, to the external system, via the pin section, data that are read from the internal circuits;

an expectation value generation circuit; and

a comparison circuit;

wherein, in a first test mode, the expectation value generation circuit generates expectation values of operation signals to be generated by the interface section when signals having the same waveform as each other are input as first test signals via respective pins section to the interface section, and the comparison circuit compares operation signals that are actually produced by the interface section with the respective expectation values and produces comparison results.

6 . A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

a pin section having a plurality of pins;

internal circuits;

an interface section for producing operation signals for causing operation of the internal circuits at the time of receiving signals from an external system via the pin section, and for outputting, to the external system, via the pin section, data that are read from the internal circuits; and

a waveform generation circuit;

wherein, in a second test mode, the waveform generation circuit supplies second test signals to the interface section, and the interface section outputs test output signals having the same waveform to the external system via respective pins of the pin section.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031816 FRAME 0886. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 29, 2014
From: NDS SURGICAL IMAGING, LLC
To: GSI GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 032095/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2013
From: NDS SURGICAL IMAGING, INC.
To: GSI GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 031816/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2013
From: NDSSI IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: NDS SURGICAL IMAGING, LLC
Reel/Frame 031610/0851 →