Testability Evaluation of Sequential Designs Incorporating the Multi-Mode Scannable Memory Element

  • Authors:
  • Adit D. Singh;Egor S. Sogomonyan;Michael Gössel;Markus Seuring

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • ITC '99 Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Test Conference
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

The Multi-Mode Scannable Memory Element(MSME) is a design-for-test technique that combinesthe testing efficiency of the Circular Self-Test Path approach with a full scan capability to support customtest vectors, diagnosis, and design debugging. A keyfeature is the ability to support pseudorandom at-speeddelay testing of the functional circuit paths without imposing any performance penalty on the design beyondthat for traditional scan. This paper presents a CMOSdesign for the MSME, and investigates benchmark circuits designed with this memory element. The resultsshow that very high stuck-at and transition delay testcoverage can be achieved for most cases using the pseudorandom self-test mode alone. Evaluation of layoutsindicates low to moderate area overhead.