Semiconductor integrated circuit device having a test circuit

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1991-03-08

1993-07-27

Karlsen, Ernest F.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Plural, automatically sequential tests

324158R, 371 226, G01R 3128

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052313450

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes an array of a plurality of basic circuits, and a test circuit which tests a logic circuit formed of at least one of the basic circuits. The test circuit includes a plurality of select lines, a plurality of read lines, and a plurality of switching circuits. Each of the switching circuits has a first bipolar transistor having a base coupled to at least one test point of the corresponding basic circuit, a collector and an emitter both connectable to connect the test point to a corresponding one of the read lines when a corresponding one of the switching circuits is turned ON in response to a select signal supplied via a corresponding one of the select lines. The test circuit also includes a select line selecting circuit for selecting one of the select lines and for outputting the select signal to a selected one of the select lines. The select signal turns ON selected first bipolar transistors among the plurality of first bipolar transistors. The selected first bipolar transistors are connected to the selected one of the select lines. The test circuit further includes a test data outputting circuit for detecting a change in a predetermined parameter related to each of the read lines and for outputting, as test data indicating information about the test point, the change to a monitor output terminal.

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J. Cancard, et al., "Voltage Checking Device", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 8, No. 5, Oct. 1965, pp. 806-807.

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