15th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS'97)
Test of RAM-based FPGA: methodology and application to the interconnect
Monterey, California
April 27-May 01
ISBN: 0-8186-7810-0
This paper proposes a methodology for testing RAM-based FPGA taking into account the configurability of such flexible devices. Two different approaches with different objectives are identified: the Manufacturing Test Procedure and the User Test Procedure. The proposed method is used to generate a Manufacturing Test Procedure targeting the Interconnect Structure of RAM-based FPGA. It is demonstrated that a set of only 3 Test Configurations called the Orthogonal, the Diagonal-1 and Diagonal-2 Test Configurations suffice to make 100% of the considered realistic fault set non-redundant. Then the test of each configuration is shown equivalent to the test of classical buses. The final proposed Manufacturing Test Procedure present a constant number of Test Configurations (3) and very short Test Sequences.
Index Terms:
field programmable gate arrays; RAM-based FPGA; interconnect; manufacturing test procedure; user test procedure; orthogonal test configuration; diagonal-1 test configuration; diagonal-2 test configuration
Citation:
M. Renovell, J. Figueras, Y. Zorian, "Test of RAM-based FPGA: methodology and application to the interconnect," vts, pp.230, 15th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS'97), 1997