Title :
MiniTester: A Low-Cost Verification Platform for Integrated Circuits
Author :
Wu, Hsi-Tse ; Yang, Kai-Chao ; Chang, Yu-Tsang ; Wu, Chien-Ming ; Huang, Chun-Ming
Author_Institution :
Nat. Chip Implementation Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Logic analyzer is used for verification in the IC design process. However, many academic researchers cannot afford the logic analyzer due to its high price. In fact, many of its complex functions are not usually used in fundamental researches. In this article, we propose the design of a simplified verification platform to substitute current logic analyzers. The main features of the proposed platform are simple and cheap. Besides, we use FPGA to implement the logic analyzer to increase the flexibility.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; logic analysers; FPGA; IC design process; MiniTester; integrated circuit design process; logic analyzer; low-cost verification platform; Clocks; Data acquisition; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Integrated circuit modeling; Standards; FPGA; logic analyzer; verification;
Conference_Titel :
Computer, Consumer and Control (IS3C), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Taichung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0767-3
DOI :
10.1109/IS3C.2012.190
