Patent ID: 8239818

Claim:
A data structure, wherein said data structure is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and is used to describe a specific arrangement for a memory built-in self-test (MBIST) architecture at a design level, and wherein said specific arrangement is coded into an MBIST Organization File (Org File), such that content of said Org File conforms to said data structure, wherein said data structure provides a means to describe: associations between MBIST components at said design level, associations between MBIST components and hierarchical test ports of said design level, associations between MBIST components at said design level and test ports of hierarchically designed modules contained within said design level, in which MBIST components and test ports already exist within said hierarchically designed modules, associations between hierarchical test ports at said design level and test ports of hierarchically designed modules contained within said design level, in which MBIST components and test ports already exist within said hierarchically designed modules, a serial order of daisy chains, wherein said daisy chains may traverse: MBIST components within said design level, and hierarchical boundaries of said hierarchically designed modules contained within said design level, such that said specific arrangement of a desired MBIST architecture organization for a design level is completely described with specific coding of said data structure into said Org File.