KR100957389B1 - 집적 회로 및 집적 회로 테스팅 방법 - Google Patents
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- 메모리 셀(310)을 포함하는 집적 회로(100)를 테스트하는 방법에 있어서,(a) 상기 메모리 셀(310) 중 하나로부터 신호(BL)를 비트 라인(322)으로 판독하는 단계와,(b) 기준 라인을 일련의 전압 중 제 1/다음 전압으로 바이어싱하는 단계와,(c) 상기 기준 라인 상의 상기 제 1/다음 전압이 상기 비트 라인 상의 전압보다 높은지 여부를 나타내는 결과 신호(GIO)를 생성하는 단계와,(d) 상기 일련의 전압의 각각에 대해 단계(b) 및 단계(c)를 반복하여 상기 결과 신호(GIO)의 일련의 값을 생성하는 단계와,(e) 온 칩 회로(170)를 이용하여 상기 일련의 값을 압축해서 압축된 측정 값을 생성하는 단계를 포함하되,상기 일련의 값을 압축해서 압축된 측정 값을 생성하는 단계는상기 기준 라인이 상기 일련의 전압 중 상기 제 1/다음 전압으로 바이어싱될 때마다 인덱스 값(CNT)을 변경하는 단계와,입력 데이터 값으로서 상기 인덱스 값(CNT)을 갖는 메모리(220)의 인에이블 신호로서, 상기 결과 신호(GIO)를 적용하는 단계와,상기 결과 신호(GIO)의 값이 상기 메모리(220)를 인에이블하는 경우 상기 메모리(220)에 상기 인덱스 값(CNT)을 저장하는 단계를 포함하며,상기 결과 신호(GIO)의 최종 값 이후에 상기 메모리(220) 내의 저장된 값(Q)은 압축된 측정 결과인테스팅 방법.
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- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 결과 신호(GIO)를 생성하는 단계는 상기 비트 라인(322) 및 상기 기준 라인에 연결된 비교기 타입 감지 증폭기를 동작시키는 단계를 포함하는테스팅 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 집적 회로(100)에 상기 압축된 측정 값을 이용하는 단계를 더 포함하는테스팅 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 메모리 셀은 FeRAM 셀이고, 상기 방법은상기 FeRAM 셀 각각에 대해 단계(a) 내지 단계(e)를 반복하는 단계와,단계(e)의 반복 동안 생성된 상기 압축된 측정 값으로부터 비트 라인 전압 분포를 결정하는 단계를 포함하는 테스팅 방법.
- 메모리 셀(310)의 각 열에 결합된 비트 라인(322)을 포함하는 상기 메모리 셀(310)의 어레이(120)와,테스트 모드에서 동작가능하여 일련의 전압을 순차적으로 갖는 기준 신호(REF)를 생성하는 기준 전압 발생기(140)와,상기 비트 라인(322) 및 상기 기준 전압 발생기(140)에 연결된 감지 증폭기(130)와,상기 감지 증폭기(130)의 감지 동작의 결과를 나타내는 결과 신호(GIO)를 수신하도록 결합되며, 상기 결과 신호(GIO)의 일련을 값을 압축하여 압축된 값을 생성하도록 동작하는 온 칩 압축 회로(170)를 포함하며,상기 온 칩 압축 회로는상기 기준 전압 발생기(140)가 상기 감지 증폭기(130)에 공급하는 기준 전압에 대응하도록 카운트 값(CNT)을 변경하는 카운터(210)와,상기 감지 증폭기(130) 중 대응하는 감지 증폭기가 비트 라인 전압(BL)을 상기 기준 신호(REF)와 비교하는 감지 동작 동안의 결과를 나타내는 상기 결과 신호 중 대응하는 결과 신호와 상기 카운트 값(CNT)을 수신하도록 결합된 저장 소자(220)를 포함하되,제 1 값을 갖는 상기 대응하는 결과 신호(GIO)에 응답하여, 상기 저장 소자(220)는 저장된 값(Q)을 상기 카운트 값(CNT)과 동일하도록 설정하고,제 2 값을 갖는 상기 대응하는 결과 신호(GIO)에 응답하여, 상기 저장 소자(220)는 상기 저장된 값을 변경하지 않고 그대로 두는집적 회로.
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- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 집적 회로(100)로부터 상기 압축된 값을 출력하는 출력 회로를 더 포함하는집적 회로.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 집적 회로에 대한 동작 파라미터를 선택하는 데 상기 압축된 값을 사용하는 조정 회로를 더 포함하는집적 회로.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 메모리 셀(310)은 FeRAM 셀인집적 회로.
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