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Sixth Asian Test Symposium (ATS'97)
Random Pattern Testable Design with Partial Circuit Duplication
Akita, JAPAN
November 17-November 18
ISBN: 0-8186-8209-4
Hiroshi Yokoyama, Mining College, Akita University
Xiaoqing Wen, Mining College, Akita University
Hideo Tamamoto, Mining College, Akita University
The advantage of random testing is that test application can be performed at a low cost in the BIST scheme. However, not all circuits are random pattern testable. In this paper, we present a method for improving random pattern testability of logic circuits by partial circuit duplication. The basic idea i s to detect random pattern resistant faults by using the difference between the duplicated part of a circuit and the original part. Experimental results on benchmark circuits show that high fault coverage can be achieved with a very small amount of hardware overhead.
Index Terms:
Design for testability, Partial circuit duplication, Random testing Built-in self test.
Citation:
Hiroshi Yokoyama, Xiaoqing Wen, Hideo Tamamoto, "Random Pattern Testable Design with Partial Circuit Duplication," ats, pp.353, Sixth Asian Test Symposium (ATS'97), 1997
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