EDN

Pre-configured DFT structures can simplify ASIC design, verification

Steven Kawamoto, Sr. Marketing Manager, Custom LSI Solutions Unit, Gaku Ogura, Sr. Marketing Manager, Design Solutions Center, Richard Lee, Design Engineer, Design ...
Electronic Design

Simulation Mismatches Can Foul Up Test-Pattern Verification

Design for testability (DFT) works to make a circuit more testable to ensure that it was manufactured correctly. Alfred Crouch explains the purpose of DFT in his book, Design-For-Test for Digital ICs ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Preparing For Test Early In The Design Flow

Until very recently, semiconductor design, verification, and test were separate domains. Those domains have since begun to merge, driven by rising demand for reliability, shorter market windows, and ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Merging Verification And Test

While the disciplines of functional verification and test serve different purposes, their histories were once closely intertwined. Recent safety and security monitoring requirements coupled with ...
Electronic Design

Design-For-Test The Smart Way: dFT With A "Big T" And A "Little d"

Design-for-test, or DFT, should facilitate high-quality test, not change the design. Test techniques and strategies need to supply a high-quality test that screens out defective devices, avoiding ...