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Method of generating a test suite

US7143073B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2002
Grant dateNov 28, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2236
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to generating a test suite of instructions for testing the operation of a processor. A fuzzy finite state machine with a plurality of states 2 and transitions 4 determined by weights W1, W2 . . . W10 is used to generate a sequence of instructions. The weights determine the next state as well as an instruction and operands for each state. The weights may be adapted based on the generated sequence and further sequences are generated.

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