How much time will be increased if need repairing?

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iSTART
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How much time will be increased if need repairing?

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To calculate MBIST testing time, user can use following formula.

Testing time = Addresses of memory * testing algorithm complexity / Frequency

For example, if memory testing condition is
Memory addresses = 4096
Using March 17N algorithm, Complexity = 17
Testing frequency = 300 Mhz

Testing time = 4096 * 17 / 300Mhz = 232.1 μs

If memory defect found, how to estimate the time spent of repairing? Following 2 tables show the BIST and repairing execution flow. And red words indicate the extra testing time for repairing.


A) Hard repair
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Hard repair testing flow.jpg
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A) Soft repair
Soft repair testing flow.jpg
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Soft repair testing flow.jpg
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