Methods for distribution of test generation programs
US7765450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/31707
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
As described herein, circuit testing algorithms, or portions thereof, can be executed in a distributed manner so that their execution can be over a network of processors. In one aspect, the results that are obtained by such distributed execution are ensured to be consistent with the results that would be obtained by executing them in a non-distributed manner. Thus, in one aspect, the algorithms, or portions thereof, have to be made distributable. The algorithms, or portions thereof, are made distributable by isolating any random number generation therewith to be independent of each other. This isolation applies to any random number generation associated with different call instances of the same algorithm as well. In one aspect, the isolation is accomplished by ensuring that the calculation of random number sequences for the algorithms, or portions thereof, is not dependent on random number sequences calculated for the others or between call instances of the same algorithm.
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