ATE469359T1 - Verfahren und system für debug und test unter verwendung replizierter logik - Google Patents

Verfahren und system für debug und test unter verwendung replizierter logik

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ATE469359T1
ATE469359T1 AT06800744T AT06800744T ATE469359T1 AT E469359 T1 ATE469359 T1 AT E469359T1 AT 06800744 T AT06800744 T AT 06800744T AT 06800744 T AT06800744 T AT 06800744T AT E469359 T1 ATE469359 T1 AT E469359T1
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circuit
logic
replicated
trigger condition
test
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AT06800744T
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German (de)
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Chun Ng
Mario Larouche
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Synopsys Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/30—Marginal testing, e.g. by varying supply voltage
    • G01R31/3016—Delay or race condition test, e.g. race hazard test
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/31705—Debugging aspects, e.g. using test circuits for debugging, using dedicated debugging test circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3183—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences
    • G01R31/318342—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences by preliminary fault modelling, e.g. analysis, simulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3183—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences
    • G01R31/318364—Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences as a result of hardware simulation, e.g. in an HDL environment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F30/00—Computer-aided design [CAD]
    • G06F30/30—Circuit design
    • G06F30/32—Circuit design at the digital level
    • G06F30/33—Design verification, e.g. functional simulation or model checking

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Evolutionary Computation (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Test And Diagnosis Of Digital Computers (AREA)
  • Hardware Redundancy (AREA)
  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
AT06800744T 2005-08-02 2006-08-02 Verfahren und system für debug und test unter verwendung replizierter logik ATE469359T1 (de)

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US11/195,180 US7398445B2 (en) 2002-08-09 2005-08-02 Method and system for debug and test using replicated logic
PCT/US2006/030417 WO2007016699A2 (en) 2005-08-02 2006-08-02 Method and system for debug and test using replicated logic

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ATE469359T1 true ATE469359T1 (de) 2010-06-15

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AT (1) ATE469359T1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE602006014549D1 (enExample)
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WO2007016699A2 (en) 2007-02-08
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US7398445B2 (en) 2008-07-08
US20060259834A1 (en) 2006-11-16
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DE602006014549D1 (de) 2010-07-08
JP2009503749A (ja) 2009-01-29

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