Appeal No. 1997-3132 Application 08/268,370 (ii) shifting into the first number of scannable data registers a second test pattern, (iii) again capturing data signals of the interconnect by the first number of scannable data registers, and (iv) shifting the captured data signals from the first number of scannable data registers; (c) sampling data signals on the interconnect by the second number of scannable data registers; (d) shifting the sampled data signals from the second number of scannable data registers; and (e) comparing the captured data signals and the sampled data signals to first and second standard patterns, respectively, to determine the integrity of the interconnect; and (f) repeating steps (a) - (e) for a plurality of additional test patterns. The Examiner relies on the following references: Farwell 5,202,625 Apr. 13, 1993 Shiono et al. (Shiono) 5,390,191 Feb. 14, 1995 (effective filing dates: Jan. 31 and May 28, 1992) Gruetzner et al. (Gruetzner) 5,444,715 Aug. 22, 1995 (effective filing date: July 17, 1992) 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007