Title
Test Data Compression for Scan-Based BIST Aiming at 100x Compression Rate
Abstract
We developed test data compression scheme for scan-based BIST, aiming to compress test stimuli and responses by more than 100 times. As scan-BIST architecture, we adopt BIST-Aided Scan Test (BAST), and combines four techniques: the invert-and-shift operation, run-length compression, scan address partitioning, and LFSR pre-shifting. Our scheme achieved a 100x compression rate in environments where Xs do not occur without reducing the fault coverage of the original ATPG vectors. Furthermore, we enhanced the masking logic to reduce data for X-masking so that test data is still compressed to 1/100 in a practical environment where Xs occur. We applied our scheme to five real VLSI chips, and the technique compressed the test data by 100x for scan-based BIST.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1093/ietisy/e91-d.3.726
IEICE Transactions
Keywords
Field
DocType
scan-based bist,address partitioning,test data,lfsr pre-shifting,test data compression,test data compression scheme,compression rate,scan test,run-length compression,compress test stimulus,scan-based bist aiming,fault coverage,shift operator,chip,atpg
Fault coverage,Computer science,Real-time computing,Artificial intelligence,Computer hardware,Very-large-scale integration,Built-in self-test,Computer vision,Automatic test pattern generation,Data compression ratio,Test data,Data compression,Test compression
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
E91-D
3
1745-1361
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.43
17
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masayuki Arai16114.17
Satoshi Fukumoto25414.85
Kazuhiko Iwasaki310023.45
Tatsuru Matsuo490.94
Takahisa Hiraide5432.97
Hideaki Konishi6513.24
Michiaki Emori7443.53
Takashi Aikyo89311.46