In 3D-IC (three dimensional-integrated circuit) technology based 3D SRAM(three-dimensional static random access memory), a large number of TSVs (through silicon vias) have been implemented in circuits. The manufacturing process of TSV is not mature，which makes TSVs more prone to open defects and brings new challenges to the 3D SRAM test. The existing method of TSV test can find out where the faults are, but it needs extra specific circuit to implement, which increases both the area overhead and its design complexity. In consideration of what was discussed above, a new idea to detect the open defects of TSV based on a test algorithm was proposed. It proved to be an effective method to detect the open defects of TSV in 3D SRAM using BIST(built-in self test) without any extra overhead. Results show that the proposed method has no functional problem with the algorithm and it can realize the purpose of TSV open fault detection.