EDN

Moving DFT to RTL overcomes test vector issues

In the IC design flow, design-for-test is often an afterthought. First, the design is coded, then simulated, then synthesized, and only after all that – usually months into the design cycle – it's ...
Design-Reuse

Siemens launches Tessent tool for Verilog and RTL design for test

The Tessent RTL Pro enables analysis and insertion of a large majority of their DFT logic very early in the design flow, performing quick synthesis and then running ATPG (automatic test pattern ...
EDN

Recycle RTL test benches to verify Transaction-Level IP Models

System architects working on system-on-chip (SoC) designs are hampered by the dearth of reliable ways to evaluate an architecture or verify hardware and software together. Fortunately, SystemC, an ...
Electronic Design

Startup Aims To Automate RTL Closure Process

Rising design complexity causes innumerable headaches in achieving functional design closure. Startup firm Blue Pearl Software plans to address design closure at RTL using a combination of design-rule ...
Electronic Design

A flexible flow for inserting embedded compression logic in RTL

The standard approach for testing IC logic is the use of scan chains, with embedded compression as the standard approach for applying scan patterns. Embedded compression enables the same test quality ...