IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI: Emerging Trends in VLSI Systems Design (ISVLSI'04)
Enhancement of the Illinois Scan Architecture for Use with Multiple Scan Inputs
Lafayette, Louisiana
February 19-February 20
ISBN: 0-7695-2097-9
Testing cost is becoming increasingly important as System-on-Chip circuits continue to become more complex. In this paper, we address the issue of reducing test cost by shortening test application time and reducing the volume of data that needs to be stored on a tester. The number of scan channels on a tester and/or the number of pins on an SOC are limited. We propose a method to enhance the Illinois Scan Architecture for use with a small number of scan-in pins. Pin reduction is achieved by connecting a single pin to several scan chains together depending on their compatibility relations. With the use of an incompatibility graph and graph coloring algorithm, the number of pins needed is minimized.
Citation:
Mihir A. Shah, Janak H. Patel, "Enhancement of the Illinois Scan Architecture for Use with Multiple Scan Inputs," isvlsi, pp.167, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI: Emerging Trends in VLSI Systems Design (ISVLSI'04), 2004