US 12,203,984 B2
Scan chain circuit and corresponding method
Marco Casarsa, Milan (IT)
Assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (IT)
Filed by STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (IT)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/354,501.
Application 18/354,501 is a continuation of application No. 17/665,247, filed on Feb. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,747,398.
Claims priority of application No. 102021000003536 (IT), filed on Feb. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358806 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); H03K 3/037 (2006.01); H03K 19/21 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 31/3177 (2013.01) [G01R 31/318541 (2013.01); G01R 31/318552 (2013.01); G01R 31/318594 (2013.01); H03K 3/0372 (2013.01); H03K 19/21 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit, comprising:
a plurality of cascaded flip-flops including:
a set of first flip-flops, wherein a first flip-flop of the set of first flip-flops is configured to:
receive a functional input or a test input;
receive a clock signal; and
trigger operation to update an output state of the first flip-flop based on a clock edge of the clock signal,
a set of second flip-flops different than the set of first flip-flops, wherein a second flip-flop of the set of second flip-flops is configured to:
receive the functional input or the test input;
receive the clock signal;
invert the clock signal to produce an inverted clock signal; and
trigger operation to update an output state of the second flip-flop based on a clock edge of the inverted clock signal.