Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between Scan ATPG And IJTAG Pattern Retargeting?

Both scan automated test pattern generation (ATPG) patterns and IJTAG patterns 1,2,3 are created for a piece of logic that is part of a much larger design. For both, the patterns are independent from ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Better ATPG To Minimize Chip Test Time And Cost

As chips get ever bigger and more complex, the electronic design automation (EDA) industry must innovate constantly to keep up. Engineers expect every new generation of silicon to be modeled, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Can Your ATPG Do This? Cut Defects Escaping Detection With ML

Chipmakers worldwide consider Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) their go-to method for achieving high test coverage in production. ATPG generates test patterns designed to detect faults in the ...
EDN

Decreasing Cost-of-Test with Automatic Test-Pattern Generation

Success in the electronics business hinges on producing high-quality products and using the most cost-effective methods to do so. As the number of devices on ICs continues to double every 18 to 24 ...