Improved SAT-based ATPG: More constraints, better compaction

S Eggersglüß, R Wille… - 2013 IEEE/ACM …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) based on Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) is a robust
alternative to classical structural ATPG. Due to the powerful reasoning engines of modern …

Recent advances in SAT-based ATPG: Non-standard fault models, multi constraints and optimization

B Becker, R Drechsler, S Eggersglüß… - 2014 9th IEEE …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is well-known that in principle automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) can be solved by
transforming the circuit and the fault considered into a Boolean satisfiability (SAT) instance …

Test pattern generation for approximate circuits based on boolean satisfiability

A Gebregiorgis, MB Tahoori - … & Test in Europe Conference & …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Approximate computing has gained growing attention as it provides trade-off between output
quality and computation effort for inherent error tolerant applications such as recognition …

A comprehensive test pattern generation approach exploiting the SAT attack for logic locking

Y Zhong, U Guin - IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The need for reducing manufacturing defect escape in today's safety-critical applications
requires increased fault coverage. However, generating a test set using commercial …

Optimization-based multiple target test generation for highly compacted test sets

S Eggersglüb, K Schmitz… - 2014 19th IEEE …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Test compaction is an important aspect in the postproduction test since it is able to reduce
the test data and the test costs, respectively. Current ATPG methods treat all faults …

NCSTRL+: adding multi-discipline and multi-genre support to the Dienst protocol using clusters and buckets

ML Nelson, K Maly, SNT Shen… - … IEEE International Forum …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe NCSTRL+, a unified, canonical digital library for scientific and technical
information (STI). NCSTRL+ is based on the Networked Computer Science Technical Report …

Efficient SAT-based dynamic compaction and relaxation for longest sensitizable paths

M Sauer, S Reimer, T Schubert… - … Design, Automation & …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Comprehensive coverage of small-delay faults under massive process variations is
achieved when multiple paths through the fault locations are sensitized by the test pair set …

Generation of Two-Cycle Tests for Structurally Similar Circuits

J Joe, N Mukherjee, I Pomeranz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
VLSI design flows improve design parameters (performance, power, area, and testability)
iteratively. Whereas the “shift left” trend implies that changes at the RTL are preferred for …

A New Static Compaction of Deterministic Test Sets

S Eggersglüß, S Milewski, J Rajski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Test set compaction is one of the key steps of the postproduction test known to bring down
test pattern counts. This, in turn, allows one to reduce the corresponding test data volume …

ZATPG: SAT-based test patterns generator with zero-aliasing in temporal compaction

R Hülle, P Fišer, J Schmidt - Microprocessors and Microsystems, 2018 - Elsevier
Aliasing in test response compaction is an important source of fault coverage loss. Methods
to avoid the aliasing mostly require modification of the compactor to some extent. This can …