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Record W3203937550 · doi:10.1109/dac.1988.14728

VLSI design synthesis with testability

2003· article· en· W3203937550 on OpenAlex

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Typearticle
Languageen
FieldComputer Science
TopicVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Waterloo
Fundersnot available
KeywordsVery-large-scale integrationDatapathTestabilityComputer scienceDesign for testingTree (set theory)Application-specific integrated circuitComputer engineeringAlgorithmComputer architectureReliability engineeringParallel computingComputer hardwareEmbedded systemMathematicsEngineering

Abstract

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A VLSI design synthesis approach with testability, area, and delay constraints is presented. This research differs from other synthesizers by implementing testability as part of the VLSI design solution. A binary tree data structure is used throughout the testable design search. Its bottom-up and top-down tree algorithms provide datapath allocation, constraint estimation, and feedback for design exploration. The partitioning and two-dimensional characteristics of the binary tree structure provide VLSI design floorplans and global information for test incorporation. An elliptical wave filter example has been used to illustrate the design synthesis with testability constraints methodology. Test methodologies such as multiple chain scan paths and BIST (built-in-self-testing) with different test schedules have been explored. Results show that the 'best' testable design solution is not always the same as that obtained from the 'best' design solution of an area and delay based synthesis search.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

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Study designCandidate signal: Other design · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Methods · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.878
Threshold uncertainty score0.232

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Opus teacher head0.032
GPT teacher head0.204
Teacher spread0.172 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

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Published2003
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