Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for isolating a defect in a
scan chain. The invention includes modifying a first test mode of a
plurality of latches included in a scan chain, operating the latches in
the modified first test mode, and operating the plurality of latches
included in the scan chain in a second test mode. A portion of the scan
chain adjacent and following a stuck-@-0 or stuck-@-1 fault in the scan
chain may store and/or output a value complementary to the value on the
output of the previous portion of the scan chain due to the fault. Such
values may be unloaded from the scan chain and used for diagnosing (e.g.,
isolating a defect in) the defective scan chain. Numerous other aspects
are provided.