Title :
On acceleration of logic circuits optimization using implication relations
Author :
Ichihara, Hideyuki ; Kinoshita, Kozo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In logic synthesis the multi-level logic optimization methods using implication analysis has high performance but it needs a lot of computational time because of using test pattern generation to identify redundant faults. In this paper we proposed a fast redundancy identification method using implication relation instead of test pattern generation. Experimental results for benchmark circuits clearly show that the proposed method can accelerate the speed to identify redundancies without declining of the ability of the optimization
Keywords :
automatic testing; circuit optimisation; combinational circuits; logic CAD; logic testing; redundancy; ATPG; acceleration of logic circuits; benchmark circuits; computational time; fast redundancy identification; implication relation; multi-level logic optimization; optimization; redundant faults; test pattern generation; Acceleration; Circuit synthesis; High performance computing; Logic circuits; Logic testing; Optimization methods; Pattern analysis; Performance analysis; Redundancy; Test pattern generators;
Conference_Titel :
Test Symposium, 1997. (ATS '97) Proceedings., Sixth Asian
Conference_Location :
Akita
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8209-4
DOI :
10.1109/ATS.1997.643962