Abstract:
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing a unified tool for performing design constraints generation and verification for circuit designs are described. In one embodiment, the unified tool reads design data and design intent information for a circuit design. The unified tool generates physical flow elements and verification flow elements of the circuit design, together and in dependence on each other, based, at least in part, on the design data and the design intent information.
Abstract:
Embodiments include systems and methods for in-system, scan-based device testing using novel narrow-parallel (NarPar) implementations. Embodiments include a virtual automated test environment (VATE) system that can be disposed within the operating environment of an integrated circuit for which scan-based testing is desired (e.g., a chip under test, or CuT). For example, the VATE system is coupled with a service processor and with the CuT via a novel NarPar interface. A sequence controller can drive a narrow set of parallel scan pins on the CuT via the NarPar interface of the VATE system in accordance with an adapted test sequence having bit vector stimulants and expected responses. Responses of the CuT to the bit vector stimulants can be read out and compared to the expected results for scan-based testing of the chip.