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Embedded software-based self-testing for SoC design
2002
Proceedings - Design Automation Conference
After the programmable core on a System-on-Chip (SoC) has been self-tested, it can be reused for testing on-chip buses, interfaces and other non-programmable cores. ...
At-speed testing of high-speed circuits is becoming increasingly difficult with external testers due to the growing gap between design and tester performance, growing cost of highperformance testers and ...
Mak, Intel on many stimulating discussions and useful insights on the topics in this paper. ...
doi:10.1145/513918.514010
dblp:conf/dac/KrsticLCCD02
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Embedded software-based self-testing for SoC design
2002
Proceedings - Design Automation Conference
After the programmable core on a System-on-Chip (SoC) has been self-tested, it can be reused for testing on-chip buses, interfaces and other non-programmable cores. ...
At-speed testing of high-speed circuits is becoming increasingly difficult with external testers due to the growing gap between design and tester performance, growing cost of highperformance testers and ...
Mak, Intel on many stimulating discussions and useful insights on the topics in this paper. ...
doi:10.1145/514009.514010
fatcat:2nluc3xsorg2zegsuuliffxv7i
AMBA: enabling reusable on-chip designs
1997
IEEE Micro
The harness supports the testing of an on-chip module using canned vectors. ...
Cached processor cores may then run at a higher multiple of the bus clock. • Wide on-chip DRAM. Several ARM semiconductor licensees use embedded DRAM technology. ...
doi:10.1109/40.612211
fatcat:4ieg4x6t4nbwvlek74mgkzjsd4
Software-based self-testing methodology for processor cores
2001
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
At-speed testing of gigahertz processors using external testers may not be technically and economically feasible. ...
Hence, there is an emerging need for low-cost high-quality self-test methodologies that can be used by processors to test themselves at-speed. ...
Sekar for their help with the picoJava processor core. ...
doi:10.1109/43.913755
fatcat:ors6roeymfgq5mmozi2mgg52te
Optimization of Dual-Speed TAM Architectures for Efficient Modular Testing of SOCs
2007
IEEE transactions on computers
Examples of such ATEs include the Agilent 93000 series tester based on port scalability and the test processor-per-pin architecture and the Tiger system from Teradyne. ...
The increasing complexity of system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuits has spurred the development of versatile automatic test equipment (ATE) that can simultaneously drive different channels at different ...
A preliminary version of this paper appeared in the Proceedings of the IEEE Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, pp. 422-427, 2004. ...
doi:10.1109/tc.2007.250628
fatcat:5aplodnpzneufb5zpbthrmvhgy
Instruction-level DFT for testing processor and IP cores in system-on-a-chip
2001
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Design automation - DAC '01
Self-testing manufacturing defects in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) by running test programs using a programmable core has several potential benefits including, at-speed testing, low DfT overhead due to elimination ...
We propose a DfT methodology to improve the fault coverage and reduce the test program length, by adding test instructions to an on-chip programmable core such as a microprocessor core. ...
To self-test the DLX core, we can first load the test program from an external tester into the on-chip memory. Then, the DLX core executes the test program at-speed. ...
doi:10.1145/378239.378282
dblp:conf/dac/LaiC01
fatcat:jcqs5a6xp5gqnia7x54ooddz2m
Low-Cost Test of Embedded RF/Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuits inSOPs
2004
IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging
Increasing levels of integration and high speeds of operation have made the problem of testing complex systems-on-packages very difficult. ...
To alleviate test costs, various solutions relying on built-off test (BOT) and built-in test (BIT) of embedded high-speed components of SOPs have been developed. ...
and micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) as an interface with the outer world. ...
doi:10.1109/tadvp.2004.828819
fatcat:xhuzcymqijb7ro7h3ygsp5ruym
0.13-μm 32-Mb/64-Mb embedded DRAM core with high efficient redundancy and enhanced testability
2002
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
We implemented four test functions to improve the testability of the embedded DRAM core. It realizes the DRAM core test in a logic test environment. ...
This paper describes the 32-Mb and the 64-Mb embedded DRAM core with high efficient redundancy, which is fabricated using 0.13-m triple-well 4-level Cu embedded DRAM technology. ...
The DRAM core in the system LSI chip wasted time during the burn-in test of the system LSI chip. ...
doi:10.1109/jssc.2002.1015693
fatcat:mnguu22ptzhzxomgqpzbqzjg3a
Testing embedded-core-based system chips
1999
Computer
This core-based design poses a series of new challenges, especially in the domains of manufacturing test and design validation and debug. ...
Advances in semiconductor process and design technology enable the design of complex system chips. ...
We thank Robert Arendsen and Maurice Lousberg of Philips for providing us with useful feedback on draft versions of this paper. ...
doi:10.1109/2.769444
fatcat:vd7nx4xhwvglnfiqnu7fpiczku
An novel methodology for reducing SoC test data volume on FPGA-based testers
2008
Proceedings of the conference on Design, automation and test in Europe - DATE '08
Low-Cost test methodologies for Systems-on-Chip are increasingly popular. ...
The proposed method relies on test pattern compression at system level and it does not address core level pattern manipulation, as several other previously published works do. ...
With the advent of Systems-on-Chip (SoCs), the term Low-Cost is commonly used to classify a set of strategies and equipments that exploit Design-for-Testability (DfT) features included on-chip for reducing ...
doi:10.1145/1403375.1403423
fatcat:62cw22krsrf4nirzbbb7lfqqqe
2001 technology roadmap for semiconductors
2002
Computer
Acknowledgments We acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals who contributed to making the 2001 edition of The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors a successful endeavor. ...
While semiconductor off-chip speeds have improved at 30 percent per year, tester accuracy has improved at a rate of only 12 percent per year. ...
Larger portions of test will require expanded DFT techniques and protocols-for example, IEEE P1500-as well as significant use of BIST or embedded software-based self-testing to counteract the growth in ...
doi:10.1109/2.976918
fatcat:mv3q7f3l2zfjng2i5rvipkdhsi
Novel Test Infrastructure and Methodology Used for Accelerated Bring-Up and In-System Characterization of the Multi-Gigahertz Interfaces on the Cell Processor
2007
2007 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition
In this paper, we shall discuss the test infrastructure and methodologies used to accelerate bring-up and in-system silicon characterization for high-speed mixed-signal I/O. ...
As a case study, we shall illustrate these techniques used in the development of the Rambus FlexIO™ processor bus and XIO™ memory interface used on the first generation Cell processor (aka Cell Broadband ...
Acknowledgements We extend our thanks and gratitude to Wai-Yeung Yip, David Nguyen, Kenyon Han, Melissa Frank, Paula Tostado and Keisuke Saito of Rambus Inc. for reviewing the paper.
References ...
doi:10.1109/date.2007.364681
dblp:conf/date/YeungTB07
fatcat:oe3qm36zxjf5vmnv5y3az25rfu
FPGA Implementation of Memory Bists using Single Interface
2020
International journal of recent technology and engineering
The development of IC integration technologies leads to an extensive use of memories and buffers in different memory intensive applications. ...
To overcome those drawbacks, pipelining based MBIST designed to detect the all the types of memory faults by utilizing March-C testing algorithm. ...
In this paper MBIST developed based on proposed Pipelined March-c approach which provides a suitable framework for testing of memories, which is embedded in System on Chip (SOCs) and Memory cores. ...
doi:10.35940/ijrte.b3975.099320
fatcat:eu54wgk325dh7juuhwubo3hiii
Using a soft core in a SoC design: experiences with picoJava
2000
IEEE Design & Test of Computers
Acknowledgments We would like to thank Sun Microsystems for open licensing of the picoJava core, and the sponsors of the SRC Cu-Design Contest for access to the 0.18um Cu technology. ...
This work is funded by Marco/Darpa Gigascale Silicon Research Center (GSRC), UC Micro, NEC USA and SRC. ...
Instead of relying on an external tester for applying tests to the scan chains, LBIST generates test vectors on-chip using a linear feedback shift register (LFSR). ...
doi:10.1109/54.867896
fatcat:x52yvcjg4jbwvc3szbbrouowcm
Software-Based Self-Testing of Embedded Processors
[chapter]
2007
Processor Design
Embedded processor testing techniques based on the execution of self-test programs have been recently proposed as an effective alternative to classic external tester-based testing and pure hardware built-in ...
Software-based self-testing is a nonintrusive testing approach and provides at-speed testing capability without any hardware or performance overheads. ...
System development based on the use of a core-based architecture, where cores are interconnected by an industry standard on-chip bus, is very common. ...
doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5530-0_20
fatcat:fe55ksgbxfh3jhjw2rf7e4dpxa
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