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Luxury Twin Room, 2 Single BedsMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 2 infants)
Grand Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
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Romantic Medellin hotel in El Poblado with full-service spa
Located in El Poblado, this spa hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Lleras Park and 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from Park of Lights. Poblado Park and La Strada Mall are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with a full-service spa, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a fitness center. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
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All 55 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and Select Comfort beds. In addition to kitchens with refrigerators, guests will find LCD TVs with satellite channels and sofa beds. Private bathrooms are not ensuite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Hotel Park 10 features a spa tub and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 2084.9 square feet (194 square meters) include a conference center and conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a steam room, and spa services. Guests can use the health club at a partner hotel. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hotel Park 10 is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 55
- Number of floors - 7
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Airport transportation
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1994
- Conference space size (feet) - 2084.9
- Conference center
- Conference space size (meters) - 194
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Television in lobby
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Soundproofed rooms
- Kitchen
- Babysitting or childcare
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Kitchen
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Rainfall showerhead
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Sofa bed
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Private bathroom (not in room)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Individually furnished
- Pillow menu
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
Restaurante la Terraza - This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub, a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the health club or spa tub without adult supervision. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the health club or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
NIRVANA SPA has 11 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a mud bath, a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy.
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Body wraps
- Couples treatment rooms
- Facial treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Manicures and pedicures
- Massages
- Mud bath in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 11
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Thalassotherapy treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 1 PM
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No pets or service animals allowed
- A 16 percent city/local tax will be charged
- The national sales tax (16%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Colombia regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying 60 consecutive days or more. Foreigners on a tourist visa are exempt from this tax. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
- Resort fee: COP 7500 per person, per night
- Airport shuttle fee: COP 71939 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: COP 56790 per night
We should mention
Children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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By S. RAMAGURU
KUALA LUMPUR: The Project 2013 team hope to drop 10 players from their 31-man squad by the time they have played all three friendlies against Pakistan.
The friendlies will begin today and end on Monday.
The Project squad are preparing for the Junior Asia Cup, which will be held in Malacca from May 3-13.
Apart from the friendlies against Pakistan, the Project squad also have another four matches lined up against South Korea from April 14-18 and two more against the Australian Country team on April 24 and 27.
All the matches will be held at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
"We have 31 players now ... we hope to drop 10 by the time we start against South Korea on April 14. The selection process is a straightforward exercise and we intend to give the fringe players more playing time so that the best is selected," said Project squad coach K. Dharmaraj.
He also pointed out that 12 players, especially those who have trained with the senior team, are assured of their places in the Project squad.
"Basically, we are looking at about six more players from the remaining trainees.
"A lot of the fringe players will be given more playing time in the match against Pakistan.
"It is for them to put up a good showing," he said.
"There are five goalkeepers in the team and it is likely that we will pick three for the matches against the Koreans and Australians."
Pakistan and South Korea will be here with the teams that will feature in the Junior Asia Cup.
In Malacca, Malaysia are in Group A with South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka and Iran while Group B comprises India, Pakistan, China and Bangladesh.
The top four teams from the Junior Asia Cup will make the cut for the 2013 Junior World Cup.
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Hanafiah, Shahrul Imran Nazli, Mohd Ramadan
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A Mancelona Fire District Levy Renewal measure was on the August 3, 2010 ballot in the Mancelona fire district which is in Antrim County.
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This measure sought to increase the levy that is to be renewed by .5 mills for a further three years in order to help pay for equipment needed by the fire district.[2]
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|Mancelona Fire District Equipment Being a renewal, shall the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within the Mancelona Township imposed under Article IX, section 6, of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by .5 mils (.50 per $1000.00 of taxable value) for a period of three (3) years (2010 through 2012, inclusive) for the purpose of providing funds for Mancelona Fire District equipment; and shall the Township levy such increase in millage for said purpose during such period; thereby raising in the first year an estimated $47,000.00?[3]
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|Wednesday's Morning Mashup: Magic Johnson endorses tanking, 'I hope the Lakers lose every game'
|12.10.14 at 7:43 am ET
Welcome to Wednesday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.
NBA: Celtics at Hornets, 7 p.m. (CSNNE)
NBA: Pelicans at Mavericks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
NBA: Heat at Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
College basketball: Columbia at Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
College basketball: High Point at Ohio State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
College basketball: Kansas at Georgetown, 7 p.m. (FS1)
College basketball: Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
College basketball: Utah at BYU 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
College basketball: Washington State at Gonzaga, 11 p.m. (ESPNU)
NHL: Maple Leafs at Red Wings, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
Soccer: UEFA Champions, Manchester City at Roma, 2:30 p.m. (FS1)
— Magic Johnson, who helped build the Lakers into a dynasty, threw his support behind his old team to tank the season.
The Hall of Famer, speaking at an event in New York City, encouraged his club to lose for the sake of getting a high draft pick.
"I hope the Lakers lose every game," he said. "Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious."
The Lakers, who improved to 6-16 with Tuesday night's win over the Kings, are coming off the worst season in modern franchise history in 2013-14 when they went 27-55. That netted them the seventh overall draft pick, which they used on Julius Randle.
"If you're going to lose, you have to lose because you can't be in the middle of the pack," Johnson said. "You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick. … I'd rather be all the way bad than be in the middle."
Lakers coach Byron Scott, who played alongside Johnson in the 1980s, dismissed the comment.
"That's easy to say, but when you're behind the scenes and you're in the trenches and you're coaching, that's not something that you want to do," Scott said. "We've got to go out here and win every game possible. I mean, if you lose games, that's one thing. But to go out and try to lose, that's a different story. I think that sends a message to those guys in there that it's going back to that losing mentality. We don't we want to create that here."
— Dennis Rodman can't understand the Knicks' struggles learning the triangle offense that Phil Jackson brought to New York.
Rodman, who played for Jackson with the Bulls and Lakers, explained at an event in New York City: "I learned that in probably 15 minutes when I was in Chicago. It's not that difficult. It's a triangle.
"Everybody has an opportunity to touch the ball and shoot it. It seems like it goes back to Carmelo Anthony and then everything stops. What are you going to do?"
|Tuesday's Morning Mashup: Oscar Pistorius begins serving 5-year prison sentence
|10.21.14 at 7:25 am ET
Welcome to Tuesday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.
World Series: Giants at Royals, 8 p.m. (Fox; WEEI-AM)
NHL: Sharks at Bruins, 7 p.m. (NESN)
NHL: Flyers at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
NBA preseason: Rockets at Heat, 8 p.m. (TNT)
NBA preseason: Clippers at Warriors, 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
College football: Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Soccer: UEFA Champions, Manchester City at CSKA Moskva, noon (FS1)
Soccer: UEFA Champions, Ajax at Barcelona, 2:30 p.m. (FS1)
Soccer: Women's CONCACAF, Mexico vs. Jamaica, 7:30 p.m. (FS1)
— Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius began serving his five-year prison sentence Tuesday, immediately after being sentenced by a judge in South Africa for the negligent killing of his girlfriend last February.
Judge Thokozile Masipa cited Pistorius' "gross negligence" for shooting Reeva Steenkamp multiple times through a bathroom door in his home. He had claimed he thought she was a burglar.
Masipa also sentenced Pistorius to three years in prison for firing a gun in a restaurant a few weeks before Steenkamp's death, although that sentence was suspended.
According to South African legal experts, Pistorius' five-year term in the maximum he can serve; he will be eligible for house arrest in less than a year.
Pistorius, who had been very emotional throughout the trial, stood during the judge's announcement before being escorted down a flight of stairs to a police van.
MASHUP POLL: Are you satisfied with Oscar Pistorius' five-year prison sentence?
- No, he should be in prison far longer (91%, 183 Votes)
- Yes, at least he's serving some time behind bars (9%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 202
Masipa found Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide last month but acquitted him of murder. In announcing the sentence Tuesday, she said: "The following is what I consider is a sentence that is fair and just both to society and the accused."
The prosecution expressed disappointment in the culpable homicide conviction but did not have an immediate decision about whether or not to appeal the sentence.
Said prosecution spokesman Nathi Mncube: "We are satisfied with the fact that he will be serving some time in prison. … It's not only about vengeance, but it is about making sure that there is a fair and just process."
— New Jets wide receiver Percy Harvin met the New York media Monday, following reports that he was shipped out of Seattle in part because he wasn't getting along with his teammates.
"I'm definitely not a perfect person," Harvin acknowledged after his first practice with his new team. "I have a lot of things that I wish I could have done a little differently. But I'm moving forward. I'm learning from those lessons.
"I'm happy to be here right now and looking to make the most out of it."
|Prosecution calls possible house arrest for Oscar Pistorius 'shockingly inappropriate'
|10.13.14 at 11:16 am ET
Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius, according to his defense, should not face any jail time for the killing of his girlfriend.
During his sentencing hearing in South Africa on Monday, probation officer Joel Maringa said Pistorius should not go to jail, but a punishment of house arrest and community service should suffice. Though he was not convicted of intentionally murdering Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide — a South African term for unintentionally but unlawfully killing a person.
"The accused will benefit from correctional supervision," Maringa said. "We are basically not saying that he should be destroyed because he will still be coming back into the community.'
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel called Maringa's proposals "shockingly inappropriate." The prosecution also did not agree with psychologist Dr. Lore Hartzenberg's assessment of Pistorius that he is a so-called "broken man" since Steenkamp's death.
"We're dealing with a broken man, but he's still alive," Nel said of Pistorius. "He has lost his love relationship … but he will be able to love somebody else like that."
The proceedings could take a few days to finish, and when it comes to a close, Judge Thokozile Masipa will have the final say. Masipa is the judge who presided over Pistorius' original case. Pistorius could spend up to 15 years in prison, though others have been sentenced to as little as five years for a similar crime.
|Friday's Morning Mashup: Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide; Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton takes pitch to face
|09.12.14 at 8:01 am ET
Welcome to Friday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.
MLB: Red Sox at Royals, 8:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI-FM)
MLB: Yankees at Orioles, 1 p.m. (MLB Network)
MLB: Indians at Tigers, 7 p.m. (MLB Network)
MLB: Dodgers at Giants, 10 p.m. (MLB Network)
College football: Toledo at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
College football: Baylor at Buffalo, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Basketball: FIBA World Cup, France vs. Serbia, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
WNBA finals: Mercury at Sky, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
MLS: Real Salt Lake at Sounders, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Tennis: Davis Cup, United States vs. Slovakia, 5 p.m. (Tennis Channel)
— On Day 2 of the verdict portion of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial, a judge in South Africa ruled Friday that the former Olympian was guilty of culpable homicide for being negligent in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
A day earlier, Pistorius was found not guilty of murder as Judge Thokozile Masipa said there was not enough evidence to conclude that Pistorius intended to kill Steenkamp in February 2013. Pistorius claimed he thought Steenkamp was an intruder when he shot her through a bathroom door in the middle of the night, while the prosecution said the model was killed after the couple had an argument.
Pistorius, who had been emotional throughout the trial — breaking down in tears upon hearing Thursday's announcement — showed no emotion Friday as he stood and listened to the judge. Masipa on Friday said it was a unanimous verdict following consultation with two legal assessors.
Pistorius could be sentenced to anywhere from a suspended sentence to a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. He left the courtroom and was taken into custody, as his bail expired after the conviction. The judge was considering whether to re-grant bail.
MASHUP POLL: What sentence will Oscar Pistorius receive for culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend?
- 10 or more years (44%, 84 Votes)
- 4-9 years (24%, 46 Votes)
- 1-3 years (18%, 34 Votes)
- Suspended sentence (no jail time) (8%, 16 Votes)
- Less than a year (6%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 193
The prosecution expressed disappointment with the ruling but said it will wait until the sentencing to decide whether to appeal.
"We believe there is sufficient and credible evidence to secure a conviction [on a murder charge]," National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Nathi Mncube said.
— Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton, the favorite to win National League MVP award, likely will miss the rest of the season after being hit in the face by a fastball from Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers during Thursday night's game.
Stanton, who left the field in an ambulance, suffered multiple facial fractures, dental damage and lacerations that required stitches.
"It's devastating for us. Devastating. For his season to end like that, I mean, that's not good," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said, adding: "It was very scary. We're hoping he is going to be all right."
Stanton, who leads the NL with 37 home runs and 105 RBIs, was called for strike on the pitch, as the umpire claimed he swung at the ball while trying to get out of the way. Pinch-hitter Reed Johnson came on to replace Stanton and got hit on the hand by the next pitch — and he, too, was ruled to have swung at the ball, ending the at-bat with a strikeout.
The benches then cleared, and Redmond was ejected along with Miami infielder Casey McGehee.
"I've never seen anything like that and I've definitely never seen two swings called on those two plays," Redmond said. "I've never seen a guy get hit in the mouth and called for a swing. He's out there bleeding at home plate, and for the first base ump to say he swung at that pitch, what a joke."
— Ontario County (N.Y.) Sheriff Philip Povero said Thursday that the investigation into the death of the driver who was struck by NASCAR star Tony Stewart has been completed and submitted to the district attorney's office for review.
"The District Attorney's Office, which has been meeting throughout the investigative process with members of the Sheriff's Office, will make a statement late next week advising what action will be taken regarding the investigation," a statement read.
Stewart was driving in a sprint car race when he caused Kevin Ward Jr. to crash and then, when Ward left his vehicle to confront Stewart, slammed into Ward and killed the 20-year-old.
Povero earlier said that he did not find anything to indicate criminal intent in the crash, although Stewart still could face charges for reckless or negligent behavior resulting in death.
Stewart, who called the death a tragic accident, returned to racing last weekend after a three-week hiatus.
ON THIS DAY TRIVIA (answer below): On Sept. 12, 2005, David Ortiz hit his 40th home run of the season, a solo shot in the 11th inning to give the Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays in Toronto. With that clout, he became just the second Red Sox player to have back-to-back 40-home run seasons. Who was the first?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I wouldn't say that we have limitless money, but we've got a lot of money to spend and we're determined to go into the free agent market and improve the team." – Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, during a Thursday appearance with Dennis & Callahan, on the team's goals for the offseason
STAT OF THE DAY: 14-for-19 — The United States team's shooting in the third quarter of Thursday's 96-68 rout of Lithuania in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup
'NET RESULTS (mobile users, check the website to see the videos): Chris Young hits a three-run walkoff home run in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Rays.
Reds right fielder Jay Bruce leaps over the fence to take a home run away from Brewers batter Matt Adams.
Giants batter Hunter Pence throws his bat at the ball and hits a grounder up the middle that bounces off second base and eludes the Diamondbacks infielders for a run-scoring hit.
TRIVIA ANSWER: Carl Yastrzemski, 1969-70
SOOTHING SOUNDS: Barry White, who died in 2003, was born on this day in 1944.
|Thursday's Morning Mashup: Oscar Pistorius not guilty of premeditated murder
|09.11.14 at 7:36 am ET
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— A South African judge ruled Thursday that Oscar Pistorius did not intentionally kill his girlfriend when he shot her in their home last year, but the former Olympic hero still could be convicted of culpable homicide.
Judge Thokozile Masipa, who is deciding Pistorius' fate along with two other judges, began the verdict portion of the trial Thursday morning as a tense Pistorius sat listening. Pistorius broke down and started crying when Masipa said he was not guilty of premeditated murder in the death of Reeva Steenkamp.
The verdict portion could last for hours or even days as the judge explains her analysis of the evidence and testimony.
MASHUP POLL: Should Oscar Pistorius have been convicted of murder?
- Yes, there's no way he would have shot her repeatedly by accident (85%, 212 Votes)
- No, there's too much doubt in this case (15%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 250
Masipa called Pistorius a "very poor witness" during the trial, noting that he avoided answering some of the prosecution's questions, but said that it does not mean he is guilty. Pistorius claimed he thought Steenkamp was a burglar when he shot her repeatedly through the bathroom door in the middle of the night.
The trial has lasted five months, including a one-month break so that Pistorius could be examined by mental health specialists.
Pistorius, who uses prosthetic legs, participated in the 2012 London Olympics, inspiring people worldwide.
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— Cardinals linebacker John Abraham was granted a leave of absence from the team to consider his future in football. Abraham, in his 15th NFL season, suffered a concussion in Monday's win over the Chargers, but coach Bruce Arians said that was not the main reason Abraham was considering retiring.
Abraham, who missed most of training camp because he was receiving treatment for an alcohol problem following a DUI arrest in Atlanta, has five days to mull things over before he must be either reinstated or ruled out for the rest of the season.
|Psychologist: Oscar Pistorius traumatized, could be a suicide risk
|07.02.14 at 11:06 am ET
A psychologist's report revealed Wednesday that Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatized after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year and will be an increasing suicide risk unless he continues to get mental health care.
Defense lawyer Barry Roux read excerpts from this report to the judge overseeing the double-amputee Olympic runner's murder trial. The report said Pistorius is suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and "his condition is likely to worsen" if he doesn't continue to receive professional treatment.
The report was done during a 30-day observation period at a state psychiatric hospital. The report, compiled by three psychiatrists, determined Pistorius was not mentally ill when he fatally shot Steenkamp on Feb. 14, 2013. The report concluded that Pistorius did not have a history of "abnormal aggression or explosive violence."
Medical expert Wayne Derman said Pistorius is an "anxious individual." He testified that Pistorius is "hyper-vigilant" and often was restless.
|Oscar Pistorius trial hears testimony about screams following killing
|07.01.14 at 11:00 am ET
Testimony in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial focused on the screams that neighbors heard the night the Olympic athlete killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel questioned acoustics expert Ivan Lin, who was called in by the defense team to suggest that the screams neighbors heard were that of Pistorius rather than a woman.
The screams that neighbors have testified they heard the night Pistorius shot Steenkamp are a key element in the prosecution's case, as they claim the couple was arguing before Pistorius shot her. The defense, on the other hand, has suggested the screams came from Pistorius after realizing he mistakenly shot her.
Lin said that he could not determine whether the neighbors were "correct or incorrect." He testified that he performed tests that show background noise and other factors can make it difficult to hear from a distance.
The court also received reports from mental health experts who determined that Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed Steenkamp.
|Oscar Pistorius begins psychiatric evaluation as part of murder trial
|05.27.14 at 11:21 am ET
Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius began a month-long evaluation at a state psychiatric hospital on Monday as part of his ongoing murder trial.
The double-amputee runner, who shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year, arrived behind a police van at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. The terms of the evaluation have been described by some as favorable for Pistorius.
The goal of the evaluation, according to the judge who will give the verdict, is to determine if Pistorius had a mental disorder at the time of the shooting. That could affect whether or not Pistorius should be held criminally responsible for Steenkamp's death.
Pistorius is required to arrive at the psychiatric hospital by 9 a.m. each weekday and can leave by 4 p.m. He has weekends off under an order from Judge Thokozile Masipa.
Pistories faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder. Trial proceedings resume June 30.
|Oscar Pistorius trial on hold as he undergoes psychiatric tests
|05.14.14 at 4:51 pm ET
A South African judge has ordered Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to take part in psychiatric tests, meaning that the double amputee's murder trial will be disrupted, possibly for up to two months.
The decision, made by Judge Thokozile Masipa, was made after the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, made a psychiatric evaluation request. Nel said he made the request after an expert witness for the defense stated that Pistorious has had an anxiety disorder since childhood that could have played a role in his perception when he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius likely will be tested by a group of psychiatrists for around 30 days at a government facility, although Masipa noted that Pistorius would likely be viewed as an outpatient and would be allowed to return home after his tests.
The Olympic sprinter has the chance to be acquitted if it is determined that he was not criminally responsible for shooting Steenkamp due to his mental disorder. Even if he is convicted, Pistorius' mental illness could be used by the defense as a way to receive a lighter sentence.
"As a family, we are comforted by the thoroughness and detail of this judgement and Judge Masipa's commitment, using every avenue, to ensure a fair trial," said Arnold Pistorius, Oscar's uncle.
While the prosecution team said that Pistorius intentionally shot and killed Steenkamp after an argument in the early morning hours of Feb. 13, 2013, Nel said that his team has no option but to make the evaluation request based on the expert's diagnosis.
Masipa noted that the resulting tests would create a significant delay in the trial, stating, "This is not about anyone's convenience, but rather about whether justice has been served."
|Monday's Morning Mashup: Oscar Pistorius takes stand in trial, apologizes to family of Reeva Steenkamp
|04.07.14 at 8:05 am ET
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— Double-amputee track star Oscar Pistorius took the stand Monday morning at his murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, and apologized to the family of Reeva Steenkamp for shooting her through a bathroom door, claiming it was an accident and that "I was simply trying to protect Reeva."
Said an emotional Pistorious: "There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family. I wake up every morning and you're the first people I think of, the first people I pray for."
Pistorious, 27, denies prosecutors claim that he killed his 29-year-old girlfriend in a fit of rage the morning of Feb. 14, 2013, and he said he now struggles to sleep because of the incident.
"I'm just in a complete state of terror," he said.
Pistorious faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.
— Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham was arrested twice in the past four days, as he was detained Sunday on suspicion of making terrorist threats three days after he was charged with felony domestic assault.
In the initial incident, the 26-year-old Cunningham is accused of attacking his girlfriend at his suburban Minneapolis home, kicking down a bedroom door, slamming her against a wall and choking her.
Cunningham was released Friday and joined the team in time to play in Saturday's loss to the Magic in Orlando, scoring 12 points in 34 minutes as a starter.
The Timberwolves released a statement Sunday saying: "We reiterate that the Minnesota Timberwolves do not condone the behavior described in the accusations. We continue to wait for the legal process to run its course and will have further comment when appropriate."
— NCAA president Mark Emmert said Sunday the organization has plans to change the way student-athletes are treated by their schools by allowing big conference to write their own rules.
Speaking at his annual press conference at the Final Four in Arlington, Texas, Emmert said unionization is not the answer.
"To be perfectly frank, the notion of using a union-employee model to address the challenges that exist in intercollegiate athletics is something that strikes most people as a grossly inappropriate solution to the problems," Emmer said.
The idea to have the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC put together their own regulations began about three years ago, after Emmert's proposal for a $2,000 stipend for athletes was rejected. as smaller schools made it clear they could not afford the additional expense.
"I think most of Division 1 memberships see that we're standing at a fork in the road," Kansas State president Kirk Schulz said. "What we're going to put out there again is not perfect, but I believe that the vast majority of members recognize that some of these things must change and that we need to do it rapidly."
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Traveler's 30-year history coincides, roughly, with the rise of travel as a widespread phenomenon. As we celebrate the magazine's anniversary, I asked a dozen movers and shakers in the Nat Geo Travel family to share the biggest changes they've seen in the past three decades—and their hopes for the future. Here's what they had to say.
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If he were trying to plow over a defenseless player, go at the knees of another player or simply having his spikes up in the air, I'd have a real problem with the play. But he did none of those things.
Simply sliding in at a player can give a split second for the slide to be completed as the natural instinct is to brace for contact. Heisey probably thought he was dead to rights so that's likely what he was doing. In hindsight, if he slides away from contact, he would have certainly been better off in that situation.


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An Alienation Artist: Kafka and His Critics
Of all Kafka's major works, Amerika: The Missing Person, his first attempt at a novel, bears the least resemblance to the author's life and contains the least evidence of the personal turmoil Begley takes to be the thread suturing Kafka's biography and books. Kafka started Amerika in 1911, only to abandon it in 1914. (Max Brod published an edited version of the incomplete manuscript in 1927, three years after Kafka's death; Mark Harman's adroit new translation is based on the restored text.) The novel chronicles the misadventures of the exiled German teenager Karl Rossmann, cast off across the Atlantic by his parents after a housemaid who seduced him becomes pregnant and bears his child. It is by turns a picaresque narrative, an archetypal immigrant's tale, an epic road story, a bleak vision of city life and a sneering take on the "land of plenty." But though it tracks Karl as he stumbles from job to job, town to town, Amerika is not a coming-of-age novel; if anything, it is a parody of the European Bildungsroman, with a series of mishaps preventing Karl from becoming anything at all, no matter how he tries. (The nameless protagonist of Invisible Man would face similar travails, with comparable results, four decades later.) In this respect Karl is a prototype for Kafka's later protagonists, whose actions never produce the desired results but rather reveal the gulf between intentions and outcomes.
The book opens with a steamer inching toward New York harbor and Karl standing on its deck gazing at the Statue of Liberty: "The arm with the sword now reached aloft, and about her figure blew the free winds." Begley unceremoniously dismisses this substitution of Liberty's torch for a blade as "almost surely" a "slip of the pen." But given that Kafka declined to alter the sentence in the story's second printing, Harman's conjecture in the preface to his translation of Amerika is more credible: the sword provides a deliberate alienation effect, immediately placing the promise of America in quotation marks and situating the reader in a slightly disfigured reality, where metaphorical figures become as palpable and unyielding as concrete and steel.
As the ship docks, Karl becomes involved in a dispute between its stoker and his superior. This, in turn, leads him to his long-lost Uncle Jakob, who fled Germany many years ago as a pauper but has since remade himself as a shipping magnate. Jakob takes Karl in, furnishing him with a piano, a new set of clothes, a tutor, riding lessons and a fine desk "such as his father had wanted for years"; the immigrant boy determines that "one could not hope for pity" in America, but for a short while it seems to him that the fortuitous patterning of life unique to the country might elevate him to the ranks of the wealthy few who "seemed to enjoy their good fortune amid the indifferent faces on all sides." In this ambivalent state, Karl regards downtown Manhattan from the balcony of his uncle's elegant apartment, which looks down on a street that is
filled with constantly bustling traffic, which seen from above seemed like a continually self-replenishing mixture of distorted human figures and of the roofs of all sorts of vehicles, constantly scattered by new arrivals, out of which there arose a new, stronger, wilder mixture of noise, dust, and smells, and, catching and penetrating it all, a powerful light that was continually dispersed, carried away, and avidly refracted by the mass of objects that made such a physical impression on one's dazzled eye that it seemed as if a glass pane, hanging over the street and covering everything, were being smashed again and again with the utmost force.
Before Kafka focused his writing on a specific, native aspect of modernity--the bureaucracy he inhabited--he zeroed in on the Manhattan street scene, where life had been transformed into a blur of speeding machines and spectral selves. Karl is stymied by his first attempt to fathom the city: instead of the boy looking at the skyline as his ship approaches Manhattan, it is the skyline that gazes at Karl "with the hundred thousand windows of its skyscrapers."
It isn't long until Karl is down among the masses, having been abruptly banished by his uncle for a trifling transgression. From that point on, his position in life declines precipitously. He rambles north for a while, joining two immigrants named Delamarche and Robinson until their abuse becomes intolerable; he flees and finds work as an elevator boy in a suburban luxury hotel but is eventually fired and stripped of his dignity on account of a drunken visit by Robinson; he soon finds himself running through an array of tenement towers with the police in pursuit, only to be saved by Delamarche--who immediately imprisons him in an apartment that he and Robinson share with an abominable obese singer named Brunelda, so that Karl may become their servant. The text trails off, picking up again at a putative final chapter in which Karl is seeking employment with the chimerical Nature Theater of Oklahama. By this point he is so abraded by his months in America that he refuses to give his real name, instead identifying himself as "Negro," pleading with the circus's bureaucrats to cart him off to the country's unspoiled, unknown interior.
After a few hundred pages, one gets the sense that Karl's epic journey through the gears of the capitalist machine was perfectly crystallized twenty years later, in Charlie Chaplin's actual journey through the gears of the capitalist machine in Modern Times. "It was my intention, as I now see," Kafka wrote in his diary three years after he had stopped working on the book, "to write a Dickens novel, but enhanced by the sharper lights I should have taken from the times and the duller ones I should have gotten from myself." If London was the epicenter of modernity during Dickens's lifetime, the incarnation of its most improbable fantasies and lurid failings, by the turn of the century that place was America. Kafka learned about the country through newspaper accounts, travelogues, lectures, silent films and perhaps, as Harman notes, the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; accordingly, his description of the country is a sometimes inconsistent, if imaginative, assortment of secondhand details glommed onto Dickensian urban tableaus. Nevertheless, Amerika holds within it the basic element of Kafka's greatness, the ability to project the tremendous world inside his head onto the one we know, as if it were a screen fabricated expressly for that purpose. Within that palimpsest the contours of inner exile emerge: the general alienation that was a byproduct of the industrial age; the particular isolation felt by a Goethe-worshiping Jewish writer at a time when Jews were considered incapable of producing great literature in German; and the angst felt by the first generation of cosmopolitan Jewish intellectuals, for whom, Hannah Arendt observed, "all traditions and cultures as well as all 'belonging' had become equally questionable."


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A method and apparatus for initializing an integrated circuit using compressed data from a remote fusebox allows a reduction in the number of fuses required to repair or customize an integrated circuit and allows fuses to be grouped outside of the macros repaired by the fuses. The remote location of fuses allows flexibility in the placement of macros having redundant repair capability, as well as a preferable grouping of fuses for both programming convenience and circuit layout facilitation. The fuses are arranged in rows and columns and represent control words and run-length compressed data to provide a greater quantity of repair points per fuse. The data can be loaded serially into shift registers and shifted to the macro locations to control the selection of redundant circuits to repair integrated circuits having defects or to customize logic.
1. A method for initializing an integrated circuit, said method comprising the steps of:
reading compressed control data from a fuse matrix located within said integrated circuit;
decoding said compressed control data to produce decompressed control data, wherein said compressed control data is read as a parallel word from said fuse matrix by generating an address; and
latching said decompressed control data to control functional circuit elements.
2. The method according to
determining whether or not said compressed control data contains a run value or an image;
responsive to determining that said compressed control data represents an image, latching said image to select said circuit elements; and
responsive to determining that said compressed control data represents a run, latching a repetition of a fixed value, wherein said repetition has a length of said run value, to control a functional circuit elements.
3. The method according to
4. The method according to
5. A method for initializing an integrated circuit, said method comprising the steps of:
reading compressed control data from a fuse matrix located within said integrated circuit;
decoding said compressed control data to produce decompressed control data; and
latching said decompressed control data to control functional circuit elements, wherein said integrated circuit is an integrated circuit within a multi-chip module, and wherein said method further comprises the step of selecting said integrated circuit to receive said decompressed control data, and wherein said step of latching is performed responsive to said step of selecting.
6. The method according to
7. The method according to
determining whether or not said compressed control data contains a run value or an image;
responsive to determining that said compressed control data represents an image, shifting said image to said location; and
responsive to determining that said compressed control data represents a run, repeatedly shifting a fixed value, wherein said repetition has a length of said run value, to control said functional circuit elements.
8. The method according to
9. The method according to
10. The method according to
11. The method according to
12. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a fusebox containing a plurality of fuses;
a decompresser coupled to said fusebox for reading values from said fuses and decompressing said values to produce control data;
a plurality of latches coupled to said decompressor for latching said control data to control a functional logic wherein said decompressor is a run-length decoder.
13. The integrated circuit of
14. The integrated circuit of
15. The integrated circuit of
16. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a fusebox containing a plurality of fuses;
a decompresser coupled to said fusebox for reading values from said fuses and decompressing said values to produce control data;
a plurality of latches coupled to said decompressor for latching said control data to control said functional logic; and
a power-on-reset circuitry coupled to said decompressor for indicating initialization of said integrated circuit, wherein said decompressor decompresses said values in response to said indication.
17. The integrated circuit of
18. The integrated circuit of
19. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a fusebox containing a plurality of fuses;
a decompresser coupled to said fusebox for reading values from said fuses and decompressing said values to produce control data;
a plurality of latches coupled to said decompressor for latching said control data to control said functional logic wherein said latches are organized in serial shift registers, and wherein said control data is shifted through said serial shift registers after decompression.
20. The integrated circuit of
21. The integrated circuit of
22. An integrated circuit, comprising:
a fusebox containing a plurality of fuses;
a decompresser coupled to said fusebox for reading values from said fuses and decompressing said values to produce control data;
a plurality of latches coupled to said decompressor for latching said control data to control said functional logic wherein said control data contains an initialization word containing a field indicating an amount of said control data.
23. The integrated circuit of
24. A multi-chip module comprising:
a plurality of dies;
a fusebox coupled to each of said plurality of dies, wherein said fusebox contains a plurality of fuses;
a decompressor for reading values from said plurality of fuses and decompressing said values to produce control data; and
a plurality of latches within each of said plurality of dies, wherein said plurality of latches is coupled to said decompressor, and wherein said latches hold said control data to control said functional logic.
25. The multi-chip module of
26. The multi-chip module of
27. The multi-chip module of
28. The multi-chip module of
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to fuse-programmable integrated circuits, and more particularly, to integrated circuits having a fuse-read startup sequence.
2. Description of the Related Art
Fuse-programmable integrated circuits are used in applications requiring customization and/or repair of manufacturing defects. Functional testing of integrated circuits and printed circuit boards is necessary to assure defect-free products. In many instances, it is possible to repair integrated circuits subsequent to manufacture of a wafer by providing redundant circuit elements that can be selected by fuse-programmable logic. For example, an entire column in a memory array may be replaced with a spare column, if there is a defect detected in one of the row cells that would otherwise make the memory unusable. The redundant cells make it possible to increase production yields at the cost of increased circuit area via redundant circuits and fuse electronics.
The above-mentioned fuses include electrically blown fuses (e-fuses) that may be programmed by passing a large current momentarily through a fuse, and laser programmable fuses that may be programmed by vaporizing material with a laser. An anti-fuse technology can also be implemented on an integrated circuit, where the fuse controls the gate of a transistor and the transistor conducts to produce a short when the fuse is blown.
Application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) may include large quantities of embedded memory. The included memories typically contain redundant circuit elements in order to repair defects. The selection of replacement elements from the available redundant elements requires a large number of fuse values. For example, embedded SRAM macros within the Cu-11 ASIC design system marketed by International Business Machines Corporation contain 80 fuse values per macro instance. Therefore, an ASIC using 128 instances of a macro containing 80 fuse values will result in a total of 10,240 fuse values. Embedded dynamic random access memory (eDRAM) macro designs typically include still more fuse values. Each one megabit section of eDRAM in the Cu-11 ASIC design system contains 344 fuse values, and there may be as many as 256-1 megabit sections of eDRAM used within an ASIC design. The resulting number of fuses will be 88,064 per ASIC chip. It is desirable to reduce the number of required physical fuses to repair these integrated circuits.
In circuits designed using functional blocks or macros, such as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) built from a library of macro cells, the fuses for that cell will be associated with the macro. In correcting defects or customizing these ASICs, the co-location of the fuses presents a problem in that fuses are not typically compatible with the balance of the circuitry. E-fuses require large circuit paths for the programming current so that the voltage drop produced during programming does not eliminate the ability to program the fuse, increase the programming time above acceptable limits, or increase local heating that may damage the functional electronics. Laser-programmable fuses require a large guard ring so that other circuitry is not destroyed by the laser. Additionally, present integrated circuit designs provide for "deep" stacks of circuits, allowing macros to be located below wires within layers of the die. Laser-programmed fuses and e-fuses are implemented with no wires allowed above and no circuitry allowed below the fuses, since the blowing of a fuse, whether by a laser or by an electrical means, could damage wires located over or circuitry located beneath the fuses. Finally, interconnect methods such as lead ball contact arrays are incompatible with laser blown fuses since the laser needs to have direct "line of sight" access to the fuse. Since the outer layer containing the contact array must occupy the surface layer, laser programmable fuses must be located in other areas of the die.
The inability to locate macros containing fuses underneath other wires and contact arrays or above other circuits severely limits the use of macros containing fuses. It is possible to move all of the fuses to a location where the fuses will not interfere with contact arrays, but moving fuses away from the associated macros requires custom design and either a large quantity of interconnects running from the fuses to the associated macros, or a scheme for moving the values from the fuses to their associated macros requiring a local latch and a remote latch for each fuse. A local latch is typically needed at the fuse, since the fuse cannot typically be used to form part of the logic in the integrated circuit, especially with copper fuse technology. If a potential is placed across the ends of a blown fuse, it will re-grow, forming "copper dendrites." The blown fuse may eventually have a low enough resistance to read as if it had not been blown.
In light of the foregoing, it would be desirable to provide a method and apparatus for fuse-programming integrated circuits whereby fuses may be shared among redundant elements. Furthermore, it would be desirable to provide a method and apparatus for fuse-programming integrated circuits using fuses that do not have to be located within their associated memory macros.
All objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed written description.
The objective of repairing macros within integrated circuits using remotely located fuses without requiring circuit runs from a fuse to macros or local latch/remote latch pairs is achieved in a method and apparatus for initializing an integrated circuit using compressed data from a remote fusebox. Compressed control data is read from a fuse matrix and the compressed data is decoded to produce decompressed control data. Then, the decompressed control data is latched to control functional circuit elements within the integrated circuit. The invention may also be embodied in a multi-chip module where a single fusebox is used to initialize multiple dies.
The above as well as additional objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed written description.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate like components, and:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an integrated circuit in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the fusebox circuit within the integrated circuit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the shift registers within the integrated circuit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of clock circuits within the decompressor within the fusebox circuit of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the fuse array of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a method of initializing an integrated circuit using compressed data from a remote fusebox in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a multi-chip module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
With reference now to the figures, and in particular with reference to FIG. 1, there is depicted a block diagram of an integrated circuit in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. Integrated circuit 10 contains a plurality of fuse programmable macros 16. Fuse-programmable macros 16 can implement a variety of functional circuits within integrated circuit 10 and are not necessarily identical or similar in nature, but are customizable and/or repairable using fuse data retrieved from a fusebox 11. Repairable circuits include memory array macros wherein the fuse data is used to remove a memory element (e.g., a row or column ) and select a redundant element to replace its function. It will be understood that replacement of memory elements can be accomplished with multiplexers and demultiplexers or a variety of other techniques well known in the art. Customizable circuits include programmable logic array macros wherein the fuse data is used to generate combinatorial logic, circuits that embed security codes on a per-integrated circuit basis, et cetera.
The present invention concerns the manner in and means by which control data for controlling the customization and/or repair of integrated circuit 10 is accomplished. Fuses 12 are arranged in a block isolated from the fuse-programmable macros, in order to overcome the obstacles associated with placing fuses such as interference with interconnect points, inefficient use of die area due to guard rings, laser-programmable fuses or e-fuses requiring the entire layer stack for implementation, et cetera. The fuse data contains compressed information that is decompressed by decompressor 14 to produce the control data for repairing or customizing fuse-programmable macros 16. Shift registers 18 within the macros are arranged in chains to allow serial clocking of decompressed control data received from decompressor 14, so that at initialization, the control data is propagated to fuse-programmable macros 16. After initialization, the functional logic implemented by fuse-programmable macros 16 will be configured for operation of integrated circuit 10.
It should be understood that the implementation of integrated circuit 10 is not restricted to a single fusebox 11 coupled to a single chain of shift registers 18, but that the techniques of the present invention allow for a design having multiple fuseboxes coupled to multiple shift register chains. Alternatives include a single fusebox coupled to multiple shift register chains with parallel data output from the fusebox to supply each of the chains. Choice of a particular design implementation is made on the basis of macro placement within the integrated circuit, and the initialization time period that is permissible. As the number of shift registers holding control data received from fusebox 11 increases, the amount time required to initialize integrated circuit 10 correspondingly increases. For applications wherein integrated circuit 10 is power-cycled frequently, or must initialize rapidly such as personal digital assistant (PDA) applications, it may be desirable to implement a quantity of shift register chains fed in parallel by one fusebox or individually by several fuseboxes.
Referring now to FIG. 2, a detailed block diagram of fusebox 11 of FIG. 1 is shown. Power-on reset is a signal that may be externally supplied or internally generated within integrated circuit 10. Power-on reset indicates that integrated circuit 10 should be initialized for operation. Power-on reset is combined in an AND gate 21 with a disable signal produced by decompressor 25. Counter 23 is held in a reset state until power-on reset is asserted. The state of decompressor 25 is also held in a reset state until power-on reset is asserted. The output of AND gate 21 enables a ring oscillator 22 that operates decompressor 25. When enabled by the count enable signal from decompressor 25, ring oscillator 22 operates the counter until decompressor 25 sets the clock enable signal to the negative state, disabling ring oscillator 22. Thus, counter 23 begins to count when power-on reset is activated and stop when decompressor 25 clock enable output indicates decompression is complete. Counter 23 is prevented from counting until power-on reset is activated. The outputs of counter 23 select rows within fusebox 24, retrieving two compressed control data words that are coupled to decompressor 25.
Decompressor 25 is a state machine that decompresses the two compressed control data words according to a mode select encoded in the first two words of fuse array 24 (selected by counter value zero). The control word contains information in addition to the mode select bits, such as the specific data width of fuse array 24 and the length of the decompressed control data shift register. Encoding the length of the decompressed control data shift register in the first two fuse array 24 words provides the state machine with information about the number of shift cycles that need to occur in order to fill the decompressed control data shift register chain. Encoding the width of fuse array 24 permits the same state machine design to be used with fuse arrays of differing data widths. This is desirable in that differing integrated circuit designs will have differing fuse layout ground rule requirements. It is generally desirable to minimize the quantity of fuses placed on the die, so the ability to vary the length and width of the data without designing a custom decompressor is a preferred feature for custom logic implementations.
A row within fuse array 24 contains two fuse words. In practice, half of the row data, or one fuse word, in fuse array 24 is reversed in a mirror-image, so that the outermost bits of the fuse array can be physically absent from the fuse array design and ignored by decompressor 25 when a smaller fuse array is implemented.
The decompression schemes implemented by decompressor 25 are mode selectable by the control word loaded from the first location in fuse array 24. The modes supported are: image mode, in which the control data is shifted out without modification (no compression), run-length mode (RLL) in which zeros are shifted out for control data words in which a zero count is encoded, and variable mode in which one of the control data word bits indicates a fixed value (zero or one) to shift out for the count encoded in the control data word.
Table 1 shows the format of the control word and data words encoded in fuse array 24.
The second row of Table 1 shows the organization of the control word in the first location of fuse array 24. The lower half of the word has been bit reversed and the outer bits are unused (N/A) to accomodate fuse arrays 24 of 22 bit width. M1 and M0 encode the mode, with 0 indicating shift all zeros (no fuses blown), Mode 1 indicates RLL decompression mode, and Mode 2 image mode (no compression). FV=0 indicates that the mode 1 RLL value to shift is zero, FV=1 indicates that bit 1 of an RLL encoding control data word will determine the fixed value to shift for a run. L16-L0 encode the total number of bits to be shifted (data length) allowing for 128 K bits to be shifted from the decompressor.
The third row of Table 1 show the significance of the control data word bits when MODE=1 and FV=0. Each location holds two control data words, with the lower word reversed in bit order so that smaller fuse arrays may be used. RLL indicates whether or not the control data word half encodes a run (1) or an image (0), the aid balance of the word encodes image data or the run-length count from least significant bit (LSB) to most-significant bit (MSB). For a 22-bit control data word size, the MSB values are ignored. The fourth row of Table 1 shows the significance of the control data word bits when MODE=1 and FV=1. VAL is the fixed value to shift when RLL=1, otherwise if RLL=0 it is the LSB of the image data. If MODE=2, there is no compression, so all of the bits in the control data words are image bits.
Referring now to FIG. 3, shift registers 18 of FIG. 1 are depicted in detail. The entry point for decompressed control data is a full level-sensitive scan design (LSSD) latch 31. This forms the first bit in the shift register, and provides compatibility between the LSSD design of integrated circuit 10 and fusebox 11 operation. Since the control data decompressed from fuses 12 must be maintained after initialization and during system level testing, the scan clocking of the shift registers 18 must be deselected. FUSE BYPASS disables the scan clock ACLK during system level scan operations, providing that scan clocks produced during system level testing do not propagate to shift registers 18 and corrupt the decompressed control data shift register values. The gated clock is combined in OR gate 34 with FUSE CCLK output from fusebox 11 which shifts the decompressed control data to shift registers 18. Control data is maintained in full LSSD latch 31 and scan-only latches 33. Since the FUSE BYPASS disables ACLK to scan only latches 33, shift clock B does not have to be modified to prevent system level testing from clocking out the control data. FUSE BYPASS also controls data selector 35, so that when system level testing is performed using LSSD scan clocks, the SCANIN is coupled to SCANOUT, thereby bypassing shift register 18, allowing other latches within the same chip-level LSSD scan chain to be tested.
Referring now to FIG. 4, clock circuits within decompressor 25 and ring oscillator 22 of FIG. 2 are shown in detail. In this circuit, delay elements provide a feedback signal to AND gate 42, which produces an input to master-slave latch pair 44. Master-slave latch pair 44 is held in transparent mode while integrated circuit 10 is initializing, in order to allow a feedback path for the ring oscillator two-phase clock generator. The two-phase clock is provided as input to clock choppers 43A and 43B which generate a two non-overlapping clock pulses ZC and ZB that are used for shifting the decompressed control data to shift registers 18. Signals C1 and B are used to clock the clock choppers 43A and 43B while integrated circuit 10 is operated by the manufacturing tester.
RESET is a stretched and inverted version of power-on reset signal POR, used by other circuits within integrated circuit 10 to ensure that reset is valid after clocking from clock chippers 43A and 43B has ceased and the decompressed control data has been loaded into shift registers 18.
Referring now to FIG. 5, fuse array 24 of FIG. 2 is depicted in detail. Fuses 51 are arranged in rows of pairs, with one contact of each fuse coupled to ground and the other contact of each fuse coupled to a select transistor 52 and a clamp transistor 54. Select transistor 52 is enabled by a decoder 53. Clamp transistor 54 is disabled by decoder 53. A matrix arrangement of fuses is an efficient arrangement for reading the fuse data into decompressor 11. The selection of word lines from fuse array 24 only during a read operation ensures that clamp device 54 will hold the personalized end of the fuse to ground. Clamp device 54 ensures that a static potential will not be present on fuses 51 during operation of integrated circuit 10 after initialization, minimizing the chance that regrowth of a blown fuse will occur.
Referring now to FIG. 6, a method for initializing an integrated circuit using compressed data from a remote fusebox in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention is depicted. A control word is read from fuse array 24 that includes word size, decompression mode and data length (step 60) if the data length is zero (decision 61), the decompressor 14 is done. Otherwise, the next compressed control data word is read from fuse array 24 and the data length number is decremented (step 62). If the control data word encodes an image or the compression mode is absolute mode (no compresssion) (decision 63), the image bits are shifted out according to the word size (step 64). Otherwise, if the RLL compression mode is variable (step 66), the fixed value determined by the type of run encoded (1 or 0) is shifted out according to the length encoded in the control data word (step 68). If the RLL compression mode is not variable (decision 66), zeros are shifted out according to the run length encoded in the control data word (step 67). After the appropriate shifting operation is performed, the data length is decremented (step 65) and the decompressor 14 repeats operation until the data length value is zero (decision 61).
Referring now to FIG. 7, a multi-chip module 70 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is depicted. When several dies 71 having fuse programmable macros are incorporated within multi-chip module 70, a common fuse die 72 is used to supply control data to the fuse data shift registers within each die 71. This permits very efficient layout of non-fuse dies 71, but generally requires more complex scan controls within fuse die 72, along with selection logic for selecting individual dies 71 to receive control data from the fuses. Another efficiency of this scheme is for repair applications, dies not needing fuse correction free the fuses for use in repairing faults on other dies, maximizing the use of the fuses.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, this description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as alternative embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. It is therefore contemplated that such modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
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