Graphical user interface for testability operation
US6341361B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/261
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) provides a design engineer the capability of automatically inserting scan logic and test logic into a design. The graphical user interface includes a scan insertion option for a design engineer to invoke a scan insertion tool to check the design for testability. The graphical user interface also permits the design engineer to invoke a test generation tool such as an automatic test pattern generator (ATPG) tool to check the design for fault coverage. The graphical user interface, which can serve as a front end for a design framework, enables a design engineer to efficiently increase testability while still in a design phase.
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