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Energy-Efficient Logic BIST Based on State Correlation Analysis
Napa Valley, California April 27-May 01
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/VTEST.2003.119766221st IEEE VLSI Test Symposium
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Xiaoding Chen, Virginia Tech
Michael S. Hsiao, Virginia Tech
We present a new low-power BIST (built-in-self-test) for sequential circuits. State correlation analysis is first performed on the flip-flop values in the relaxed, compacted sequence for the un-detected faults to extract spatial correlations among the flip-flops. The extracted spatial correlation matrix not only provides additional metrics through which the scan order may be altered, but also allows us to omit some flip-flops in the scan chain. By leaving flip-flops that need less control out of the scan chain, we can reduce transitions on those flip-flops, thereby reducing the overall power and energy. The omission of flip-flops are done in a way that the fault coverage is unaffected. Furthermore, reordering of the flip-flops in the scan chain allows the generated patterns to be more compatible with the state sequence necessary for exciting the random-pattern-resistant faults. Our experiments show that the same or higher fault coverage can be achieved with less energy (and average power) - average power of 48.5% is reduced, with the maximum reduction of 73%.
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Xiaoding Chen, Michael S. Hsiao, "Energy-Efficient Logic BIST Based on State Correlation Analysis," vts, pp.267, 21st IEEE VLSI Test Symposium, 2003
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