COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE SCAN SYNTHESIS AT REGISTER-TRANSFER LEVEL
    3.
    发明申请
    COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE SCAN SYNTHESIS AT REGISTER-TRANSFER LEVEL 失效
    计算机辅助设计系统,用于自动扫描合成记录级别

    公开(公告)号:US20120246604A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-27

    申请号:US13490721

    申请日:2012-06-07

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: A method and system to automate scan synthesis at register-transfer level (RTL). The method and system will produce scan HDL code modeled at RTL for an integrated circuit modeled at RTL. The method and system comprise computer-implemented steps of performing RTL testability analysis, clock-domain minimization, scan selection, test point selection, scan repair and test point insertion, scan replacement and scan stitching, scan extraction, interactive scan debug, interactive scan repair, and flush/random test bench generation. In addition, the present invention further comprises a method and system for hierarchical scan synthesis by performing scan synthesis module-by-module and then stitching these scanned modules together at top-level. The present invention further comprises integrating and verifying the scan HDL code with other design-for-test (DFT) HDL code, including boundary-scan and logic BIST (built-in self-test).

    摘要翻译: 一种在寄存器传输级(RTL)下自动扫描合成的方法和系统。 该方法和系统将产生在RTL建模的扫描HDL代码,用于在RTL建模的集成电路。 该方法和系统包括执行RTL可测试性分析,时钟域最小化,扫描选择,测试点选择,扫描修复和测试点插入,扫描替换和扫描拼接,扫描提取,交互式扫描调试,交互式扫描修复的计算机实现步骤 和冲洗/随机测试台生成。 此外,本发明还包括通过逐个模块执行扫描合成然后将这些扫描的模块拼接在一起的层次扫描合成的方法和系统。 本发明还包括将扫描HDL码与其他测试(DFT)HDL码进行集成和验证,包括边界扫描和逻辑BIST(内置自检)。

    Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits
    5.
    发明授权
    Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits 有权
    用于基于扫描的集成电路的多捕捉DFT系统

    公开(公告)号:US07904773B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-08

    申请号:US12285269

    申请日:2008-10-01

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28

    摘要: A method and apparatus for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in a scan-based integrated circuit or circuit assembly in self-test or scan-test mode, where N>1 and each domain has a plurality of scan cells. The method and apparatus will apply an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all scan cells within N clock domains where one or more capture clocks must contain one or more shift clock pulses during the capture operation. A computer-aided design (CAD) method is further developed to realize the method and synthesize the apparatus. In order to further improve the circuit's fault coverage, a CAD method and apparatus are further developed to minimize the memory usage and generate scan patterns for full-scan and feed-forward partial-scan designs containing transparent storage cells, asynchronous set/reset signals, tri-state busses, and low-power gated clocks.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供有序捕获时钟以检测或定位N个时钟域内的故障的方法和装置,以及在自检或扫描测试模式中跨过基于扫描的集成电路或电路组件中的任何两个时钟域的故障,其中N≥1和 每个域具有多个扫描单元。 该方法和装置将对N个时钟域内的所有扫描单元应用有序序列的捕获时钟,其中一个或多个捕获时钟在捕获操作期间必须包含一个或多个移位时钟脉冲。 进一步开发了计算机辅助设计(CAD)方法,实现了该方法并综合了该装置。 为了进一步改善电路的故障覆盖范围,进一步开发了一种CAD方法和装置,以最小化存储器使用并产生包含透明存储单元,异步设置/复位信号的全扫描和前馈部分扫描设计的扫描模式, 三态总线和低功率门控时钟。

    Computer-aided design system to automate scan synthesis at register-transfer level
    6.
    发明授权
    Computer-aided design system to automate scan synthesis at register-transfer level 失效
    计算机辅助设计系统,用于在寄存器传输级别自动扫描合成

    公开(公告)号:US06957403B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-18

    申请号:US10108238

    申请日:2002-03-28

    摘要: A method and system to automate scan synthesis at register-transfer level (RTL). The method and system will produce scan HDL code modeled at RTL for an integrated circuit modeled at RTL. The method and system comprise computer-implemented steps of performing RTL testability analysis, clock-domain minimization, scan selection, test point selection, scan repair and test point insertion, scan replacement and scan stitching, scan extraction, interactive scan debug, interactive scan repair, and flush/random test bench generation. In addition, the present invention further comprises a method and system for hierarchical scan synthesis by performing scan synthesis module-by-module and then stitching these scanned modules together at top-level. The present invention further comprises integrating and verifying the scan HDL code with other design-for-test (DFT) HDL code, including boundary-scan and logic BIST (built-in self-test).

    摘要翻译: 一种在寄存器传输级(RTL)下自动扫描合成的方法和系统。 该方法和系统将产生在RTL建模的扫描HDL代码,用于在RTL建模的集成电路。 该方法和系统包括执行RTL可测试性分析,时钟域最小化,扫描选择,测试点选择,扫描修复和测试点插入,扫描替换和扫描拼接,扫描提取,交互式扫描调试,交互式扫描修复的计算机实现步骤 和冲洗/随机测试台生成。 此外,本发明还包括通过逐个模块执行扫描合成然后将这些扫描的模块拼接在一起的层次扫描合成的方法和系统。 本发明还包括将扫描HDL码与其他测试(DFT)HDL码进行集成和验证,包括边界扫描和逻辑BIST(内置自检)。

    Method and apparatus for shifting at-speed scan patterns in a scan-based integrated circuit
    7.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for shifting at-speed scan patterns in a scan-based integrated circuit 有权
    用于在基于扫描的集成电路中移动高速扫描图案的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050055617A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10901298

    申请日:2004-07-29

    摘要: A method and apparatus for time-division demultiplexing and decompressing a compressed input stimulus 421, provided at a selected data-rate R1 421, into a decompressed stimulus 424, 426, 433, 435, driven at a selected data-rate R2 442, for driving selected scan chains in a scan-based integrated circuit 401. The scan-based integrated circuit 401 contains a high-speed clock CK1 443, a low-speed clock CK2 442, and a plurality of scan chains 411, . . . , 418, each scan chain comprising multiple scan cells coupled in series. The method and apparatus comprises using a plurality of time-division demultiplexors (TDDMs) 402, 403 and time-division multiplexors (TDMs) 408, 409 for shifting stimuli 421 and test responses 444 in and out of high-speed I/O pads. When applied to the scan-based integrated circuit 401 embedded with one or more pairs of decompressors 404, 405 and compressors 406, 407, it can further reduce the circuit's test time, test cost, and scan pin count. A synthesis method is also proposed for synthesizing the time-division demultiplexors (TDDMs) 402, 403, decompressors 404, 405, compressors 406, 407, and time-division multiplexors (TDMs) 408, 409.

    摘要翻译: 时分解复用和解压缩以选定数据速率R1 421提供的压缩输入激励421的方法和装置,以选定的数据速率R2 442驱动的解压缩的刺激424,426,433,435中,用于 在基于扫描的集成电路401中驱动所选择的扫描链。基于扫描的集成电路401包含高速时钟CK1 443,低速时钟CK2 442和多个扫描链411。 。 。 418,每个扫描链包括串联耦合的多个扫描单元。 该方法和装置包括使用多个时分解复用器(TDDM)402,403和用于将刺激421和测试响应444移入和移出高速I / O焊盘的时分复用器(TDM)408,409。 当应用于嵌入有一对或多对解压缩器404,405和压缩器406,407的基于扫描的集成电路401时,它可以进一步减少电路的测试时间,测试成本和扫描引脚数。 还提出了一种用于合成时分解复用器(TDDM)402,403,解压缩器404,405,压缩器406,407以及时分多路复用器(TDM)408,409的合成方法。

    Multiple-Capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits
    9.
    发明申请
    Multiple-Capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits 有权
    用于基于扫描的集成电路的多捕获DFT系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090070646A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-12

    申请号:US12285269

    申请日:2008-10-01

    摘要: A method and apparatus for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in a scan-based integrated circuit or circuit assembly in self-test or scan-test mode, where N>1 and each domain has a plurality of scan cells. The method and apparatus will apply an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all scan cells within N clock domains where one or more capture clocks must contain one or more shift clock pulses during the capture operation. A computer-aided design (CAD) method is further developed to realize the method and synthesize the apparatus. In order to further improve the circuit's fault coverage, a CAD method and apparatus are further developed to minimize the memory usage and generate scan patterns for full-scan and feed-forward partial-scan designs containing transparent storage cells, asynchronous set/reset signals, tri-state busses, and low-power gated clocks.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供有序捕获时钟以检测或定位N个时钟域内的故障的方法和装置,以及在自检或扫描测试模式中跨过基于扫描的集成电路或电路组件中的任何两个时钟域的故障,其中N≥1和 每个域具有多个扫描单元。 该方法和装置将对N个时钟域内的所有扫描单元应用有序序列的捕获时钟,其中一个或多个捕获时钟在捕获操作期间必须包含一个或多个移位时钟脉冲。 进一步开发了计算机辅助设计(CAD)方法,实现了该方法并综合了该装置。 为了进一步改善电路的故障覆盖范围,进一步开发了一种CAD方法和装置,以最小化存储器使用并产生包含透明存储单元,异步设置/复位信号的全扫描和前馈部分扫描设计的扫描模式, 三态总线和低功率门控时钟。

    Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits
    10.
    发明申请
    Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits 失效
    用于基于扫描的集成电路的多捕捉DFT系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050235186A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-20

    申请号:US11151258

    申请日:2005-06-14

    摘要: A method and apparatus for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in a scan-based integrated circuit or circuit assembly in self-test or scan-test mode, where N>1 and each domain has a plurality of scan cells. The method and apparatus will apply an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all scan cells within N clock domains where one or more capture clocks must contain one or more shift clock pulses during the capture operation. A computer-aided design (CAD) method is further developed to realize the method and synthesize the apparatus. In order to further improve the circuit's fault coverage, a CAD method and apparatus are further developed to minimize the memory usage and generate scan patterns for full-scan and feed-forward partial-scan designs containing transparent storage cells, asynchronous set/reset signals, tri-state busses, and low-power gated clocks.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供有序捕获时钟以检测或定位N个时钟域内的故障的方法和装置,以及在自检或扫描测试模式中跨过基于扫描的集成电路或电路组件中的任何两个时钟域的故障,其中N≥1和 每个域具有多个扫描单元。 该方法和装置将对N个时钟域内的所有扫描单元应用有序序列的捕获时钟,其中一个或多个捕获时钟在捕获操作期间必须包含一个或多个移位时钟脉冲。 进一步开发了计算机辅助设计(CAD)方法,实现了该方法并综合了该装置。 为了进一步改善电路的故障覆盖范围,进一步开发了一种CAD方法和装置,以最小化存储器使用并产生包含透明存储单元,异步设置/复位信号的全扫描和前馈部分扫描设计的扫描模式, 三态总线和低功率门控时钟。