Built-in-self-test (BIST) engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status in a pattern mask register

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PATENT NO 9881694
APP PUB NO 20170018313A1
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14800067

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A BIST engine configured to store a per pattern based fail status during memory BIST run and related processes thereof are provided. The method includes testing a plurality of patterns in at least one memory device and determining which of the plurality of patterns has detected a fail during execution of each pattern. The method further includes storing a per pattern based fail status of each of the detected failed patterns.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Busi, Aravindan J Bangalore, IN 13 40
Goss, John R South Burlington, US 26 127
Grzymkowski, Paul J Essex Junction, US 11 33
Mondal, Krishnendu Bangalore, IN 22 179
Narayan, Kiran K Hyderabad, IN 11 34
Ouellette, Michael R Westford, US 115 1042
Ziegerhofer, Michael A Jeffersonville, US 24 267

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