APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING AT-SPEED FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH LOWER-SPEED TESTER
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1. A device under test, comprising:
- a connection interface, arranged to receive a test pattern transmitted at a first clock rate and output a functional test result;
a controller, arranged to sample the test pattern by using a second clock rate and accordingly generate a sampled test pattern, wherein the second clock rate is higher than the first clock rate; and
a functional block, arranged to perform a designated function upon the sampled test pattern and accordingly generate the functional test result.
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Abstract
A device under test has a connection interface, a controller, and a functional block. The connection interface is used to receive a test pattern transmitted at a first clock rate and output a functional test result. The controller is used to sample the test pattern by using a second clock rate and accordingly generate a sampled test pattern, wherein the second clock rate is higher than the first clock rate. The functional block is used to perform a designated function upon the sampled test pattern and accordingly generate the functional test result.
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1. A device under test, comprising:
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a connection interface, arranged to receive a test pattern transmitted at a first clock rate and output a functional test result; a controller, arranged to sample the test pattern by using a second clock rate and accordingly generate a sampled test pattern, wherein the second clock rate is higher than the first clock rate; and a functional block, arranged to perform a designated function upon the sampled test pattern and accordingly generate the functional test result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tester, comprising:
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a test pattern generator, arranged to generate at least one test pattern; and a connection interface, arranged to transmit the at least one test pattern to the device under test for an at-speed functional test, and receive at least one functional test result from the device under test, wherein the at least one test pattern is transmitted by the connection interface at a first clock rate which is lower than a second clock rate at which the device under test runs the at-speed functional test. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for testing a device under test, comprising:
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generating at least one test pattern; feeding the at least one test pattern transmitted at a first clock rate into the device under test; sampling the at least one test pattern by using a second clock rate and accordingly generate at least one sampled test pattern, wherein the second clock rate is higher than the first clock rate; performing a designated function upon the at least one sampled test pattern and accordingly generating at least one functional test result; outputting the at least one functional test result. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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