Systems and methods for performing logic tests in digital circuits with
means for segmentation and output of data through limited I/O ports. In
one embodiment, a system includes test circuitry coupled to target logic
under test, where the test circuitry is configured to perform logic tests
on the target logic using input data and thereby generate signature data.
The system includes a first number of I/O ports that are shared for input
and output and alternately convey the input data to the test circuitry
and output the signature data generated by the test circuitry. The
signature data includes a second number of bits greater than the number
of I/O ports. The test circuitry is configured in a first mode to
successively output multiple segments of the signature data through the
I/O ports, where each segment has a number of bits no greater than the
number of I/O ports.