For over 15 years, I've been a big proponent of hierarchical test. Hierarchical test is the commonly used term for creating DFT (design-for-test) features and test patterns at lower level circuit ...
Many digital-communications systems use non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signaling, and system designers have created many NRZ test patterns to test and verify their products. These patterns usually either ...
Handling timing exception paths in ATPG tools while creating at-speed patterns has always been a tough and tricky task. It is well understood that at-speed testing is a requirement for modern ...