摘要:
Methods, systems and program products for evaluating an IC chip are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes running a statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) of a full IC chip design; creating at-functional-speed test (AFST) robust paths for an IC chip, the created robust paths representing a non-comprehensive list of AFST robust paths for the IC chip; and re-running the SSTA with the SSTA delay model setup based on the created robust paths. A process coverage is calculated for evaluation from the SSTA runnings; and a particular IC chip is evaluated based on the process coverage.
摘要:
Methods, systems and program products for evaluating an IC chip are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes running a statistical static timing analysis (SSTA) of a full IC chip design; creating at-functional-speed test (AFST) robust paths for an IC chip, the created robust paths representing a non-comprehensive list of AFST robust paths for the IC chip; and re-running the SSTA with the SSTA delay model setup based on the created robust paths. A process coverage is calculated for evaluation from the SSTA runnings; and a particular IC chip is evaluated based on the process coverage.
摘要:
A system for enhancing the practicability of at-speed structural testing (ASST). In one embodiment, the system includes first means for performing statistical timing analysis on a design of logic circuitry. A second means performs a criticality analysis on the logic circuitry as a function of the statistical timing analysis so as to determine a criticality probability for each node of the logic circuitry. A third means selects nodes of the logic circuitry as a function of the criticality analysis. A fourth means selects timing paths as a function of the criticality probabilities of the selected nodes. A fifth means generates an ASST pattern for each of the selected timing paths. A sixth mean is provided to perform ASST on a fabricated instantiation of the design at functional speed using the generated ASST pattern.
摘要:
A system for enhancing the practicability of at-speed structural testing (ASST). In one embodiment, the system includes first means for performing statistical timing analysis on a design of logic circuitry. A second means performs a criticality analysis on the logic circuitry as a function of the statistical timing analysis so as to determine a criticality probability for each node of the logic circuitry. A third means selects nodes of the logic circuitry as a function of the criticality analysis. A fourth means selects timing paths as a function of the criticality probabilities of the selected nodes. A fifth means generates an ASST pattern for each of the selected timing paths. A sixth mean is provided to perform ASST on a fabricated instantiation of the design at functional speed using the generated ASST pattern.
摘要:
A method of critical path selection provides a set of paths that initially contains no paths. A timing tool is used to identify potential critical paths of an integrated circuit design. Each potential critical path is evaluated and the potential critical path is added to the set of paths if logic devices within the potential critical path are shared by less than a predetermined number of critical paths within the set of paths. This evaluating and adding process is repeated for each of the potential critical paths until all of the potential critical paths have been evaluated. Then, the potential critical paths within the set of paths can be output.
摘要:
A method and system for dispositioning integrated circuit chips. The method includes performing a performance path test on an integrated circuit chip having one or more clock domains, the performance path test based on applying test patterns to selected sensitizable data paths of the integrated circuit chip at different clock frequencies; and dispositioning the integrated circuit chip based on results of the performance path test.
摘要:
A method of test path selection and test program generation for performance testing integrated circuits. The method includes identifying clock domains having multiple data paths of an integrated circuit design having multiple clock domains; selecting, from the data paths, critical paths for each clock domain of the multiple clock domains; using a computer, for each clock domain of the multiple clock domain, selecting the sensitizable paths of the critical paths; for each clock domain of the multiple clock domain, selecting test paths from the sensitizable critical paths; and using a computer, creating a test program to performance test the test paths.
摘要:
A method and system for dispositioning integrated circuit chips. The method includes performing a performance path test on an integrated circuit chip having one or more clock domains, the performance path test based on applying test patterns to selected sensitizable data paths of the integrated circuit chip at different clock frequencies; and dispositioning the integrated circuit chip based on results of the performance path test.
摘要:
A method of test path selection and test program generation for performance testing integrated circuits. The method includes identifying clock domains having multiple data paths of an integrated circuit design having multiple clock domains; selecting, from the data paths, critical paths for each clock domain of the multiple clock domains; using a computer, for each clock domain of the multiple clock domain, selecting the sensitizable paths of the critical paths; for each clock domain of the multiple clock domain, selecting test paths from the sensitizable critical paths; and using a computer, creating a test program to performance test the test paths
摘要:
An apparatus for selectively implementing launch-off-scan capability in at-speed testing of integrated circuit devices includes a control device configured to selectively disable a master clock signal of a latch structure under test such that a pulse sequence of a system clock signal results in a slave-master-slave clock pulse sequence in the latch structure under test; wherein the control device utilizes the system clock signal as an input thereto and operates in a self-resetting fashion that is timing independent with respect to a scan chain.