Patents by Inventor Chih-Jen M. Lin

Chih-Jen M. Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8028209
    Abstract: A method and system to facilitate a scalable scan system in the design of a system-on-chip. In one embodiment of the invention, the system-on-chip includes a controller and one or more clock gating units. The clock gating unit is added to each unique clock domain of each function or logic block in the system-on-chip. By having a controller that connects to each clock gating unit and the scan input and output signals in each logic block of the SOC, this allows a scalable scan system in the design of the SOC and allows frequent block level design changes in the SOC without extensive changes to the scan logic in one embodiment of the invention. In addition, the scalable scan system also allows at-speed scan write-through testing of a memory array that can improve the scan test coverage of the system-on-chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Li, Chih-Jen M. Lin, Praveen Sathyanarayanan
  • Publication number: 20100332928
    Abstract: A method and system to facilitate a scalable scan system in the design of a system-on-chip. In one embodiment of the invention, the system-on-chip includes a controller and one or more clock gating units. The clock gating unit is added to each unique clock domain of each function or logic block in the system-on-chip. By having a controller that connects to each clock gating unit and the scan input and output signals in each logic block of the SOC, this allows a scalable scan system in the design of the SOC and allows frequent block level design changes in the SOC without extensive changes to the scan logic in one embodiment of the invention. In addition, the scalable scan system also allows at-speed scan write-through testing of a memory array that can improves the scan test coverage of the system-on-chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Wei Li, Chih-Jen M. Lin, Praveen Sathyanarayanan
  • Patent number: 7370249
    Abstract: A technique for testing a memory array. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to a memory array testing architecture in which a memory array within a device under test (DUT) is able to be tested at speeds substantially similar to those under typical operating conditions of the memory array without incurring significant die real estate and power penalties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Zhuoyu Bao, David M. Wu, Chih-Jen M. Lin
  • Patent number: 7216274
    Abstract: A testing architecture for testing a complex integrated circuit in which each functional unit may be tested independently of the others. Embodiments of the invention allow testing of functional units to take place at slower or faster clock speeds than other portions of the processor without incurring delay or other adverse timing effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Talal K. Jaber, Srinivas Patil, Larry E. Thatcher, Chih-Jen M. Lin, Anil K. Sabbavarapu, David M. Wu, Madhukar K. Reddy
  • Publication number: 20040267504
    Abstract: A testing architecture for testing a complex integrated circuit in which each functional unit may be tested independently of the others. Embodiments of the invention allow testing of functional units to take place at slower or faster clock speeds than other portions of the processor without incurring delay or other adverse timing effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Talal K. Jaber, Srinivas Patil, Larry E. Thatcher, Chih-Jen M. Lin, Anil K. Sabbavarapu, David M. Wu, Madhukar K. Reddy