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An effective test algorithm and diagnostic implementation for embedded static random access memories

Chen et al., 2011

Document ID
7924156516823641201
Author
Chen Z
Su J
Wang Y
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers

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An effective test algorithm and built-in self-test (BIST) with diagnostic support for embedded static random access memories (SRAM) is proposed. This work focuses on implementing the algorithm using the BIST with diagnostic support for a 64× 8 bit embedded SRAM. The …
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