An automatic test pattern generation program (ATPG) is described for large, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) designed with a scan path technique. This program was implemented with an improved deterministic test generation algorithm that makes use of a split model for circuit representation and multiple testability heuristics for efficient search. The program can also interface to a hardware accelerator to speed up the test compaction process
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Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1989. ICCD '89. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on
Date of Conference: 2-4 Oct 1989