TESPAD: a testability specifications advisor for a structured test methodology

The increased complexity of, and heightened reliance on, modern electronic systems has raised the importance of the testing of these systems to new levels. The key to a successful testing strategy is the use of a structured testability methodology throughout the design life cycle. The automation of such a methodology is achieved through TESPAD, a PC-based, Windows 3.1 tool. TESPAD assists in the incorporation of a structured methodology by defining and allocating, at early stages of (and throughout) the design life cycle, detailed testability measures, recommended DFT/BIT methods and structures, data formats and data delivery, and validation/verification procedures.