Creating Value Through Test

  • Authors:
  • Erik Jan Marinissen;Bart Vermeulen;Robert Madge;Michael Kessler;Michael Muller

  • Affiliations:
  • Philips Research Laboratories;Philips Research Laboratories;LSI Logic Corp.;IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH;IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH

  • Venue:
  • DATE '03 Proceedings of the conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe - Volume 1
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Test is often seen as a necessary evil; it is a fact of life that ICs have manufacturing defects and those need to be filtered out by testing before the ICs are shipped to the customer. In this paper, we show that techniques and tools used in the testing field can also be (re-)used to create value to (1) designers, (2) manufacturers, and (3) customers alike. First, we show how the test infrastructure can be used to detect, diagnose, and correct design errors in prototype silicon. Secondly, we discuss how test results are used to improve the manufacturing process and hence production yield. Finally, we present test technologies that enable systems of high reliability for safety-critical applications.