A Testability Strategy for Microprocessor Architecture

  • Authors:
  • F. Catthoor;J. van Sas;L. Inze;H. De Man

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Design & Test
  • Year:
  • 1989

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Abstract

The authors present a method for fully testing chips designed using synthesis and silicon compilation. The method is targeted for a multiprocessor architecture that implements low-speed to medium-speed signal-processing algorithms. By taking advantage of the specific properties of the architecture, the method allows a chip to be partitioned into several functional units. The authors use the C-test concept instead of the traditional automatic test-pattern generation to derive a compact set of test vectors. The fault model covers both the stuck-at class and part of the transistor stuck-open and stuck-closed cases. For large units with embedded memory, the authors adopt a self-test approach.