A built-in self-test (BIST) architecture having distributed algorithm interpretation is described. The architecture includes three tiers of abstraction: a centralized BIST controller, a set of sequencers, and a set of memory interfaces. The BIST controller stores a set of commands that generically define...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7392442?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7392442 - Built-in self-test (BIST) architecture having distributed interpretation and generalized command protocol