The SPARC architecture manual: version 8
The SPARC architecture manual: version 8
Instruction Randomization Self Test For Processor Cores
VTS '99 Proceedings of the 1999 17TH IEEE VLSI Test Symposium
DEFUSE: A Deterministic Functional Self-Test Methodology for Processors
VTS '00 Proceedings of the 18th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium
FRITS " A Microprocessor Functional BIST Method
ITC '02 Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Test Conference
Low-Cost Software-Based Self-Testing of RISC Processor Cores
DATE '03 Proceedings of the conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe - Volume 1
Fully Automatic Test Program Generation for Microprocessor Cores
DATE '03 Proceedings of the conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe - Volume 1
MicroGP—An Evolutionary Assembly Program Generator
Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines
ACM SIGEVOlution
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Checking if microprocessor cores are fully functional at the end of the productive process has become a major issue. Traditional functional approaches are not sufficient when considering modern designs. This paper describes new improvements for an existing evolutionary algorithm, called µGP, able to generate Turing-complete programs; these are exploited, along with hardware acceleration techniques, to add content to a qualifying test campaign by automatically generating assembly programs. The approach is suitable for medium-sized processor cores. The experimental evaluation performed on a SPARCv8 clearly shows the potentiality of the approach, and the effectiveness of the enhancements to the evolutionary core.