Title :
ATPG in practical and non-traditional applications
Author :
Keller, Brion ; McCauley, Kevin ; Swenton, Joseph ; Youngs, James
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., Endicott, NY, USA
Abstract :
There exist many different problems in the design automation realm that have no simple solution. Often a problem requires some kind of search through a potential solution space to see if one or more examples exist to prove or disprove a supposition. In many of these cases it is possible to use an ATPG engine to perform an examination of the search space. This paper describes many of the various applications of ATPG used within IBM over the past few decades, along with some indication as to the perceived benefits
Keywords :
VLSI; asynchronous circuits; automatic test pattern generation; circuit CAD; design for testability; fault diagnosis; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; logic testing; ATPG engine; IBM; IC design; asynchronous feedback loop; design automation; interactive circuit analysis; logic design; logic testing; redundancy; Automatic test pattern generation; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Delay; Design automation; Design for testability; Logic testing; Pins; Redundancy; Search engines;
Conference_Titel :
Test Conference, 1998. Proceedings., International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5093-6
DOI :
10.1109/TEST.1998.743207
