VL4252 VLSI Testing Syllabus:
VL4252 VLSI Testing Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
to introduce the VLSI testing.
to introduce logic and fault simulation and testability measures
to study the test generation for combinational and sequential circuits
to study the design for testability.
to study the fault diagnosis
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO TESTING
Introduction – VLSI Testing Process and Test Equipment – Challenges in VLSI Testing – Test Economics and Product Quality – Fault Modeling – Relationship Among Fault Models.
UNIT II LOGIC & FAULT SIMULATION & TESTABILITY MEASURES
Simulation for Design Verification and Test Evaluation – Modeling Circuits for Simulation – Algorithms for True Value and Fault Simulation – Scoap Controllability and Observability
UNIT III TEST GENERATION FOR COMBINATIONAL AND SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS
Algorithms and Representations – Redundancy Identification – Combinational ATPG Algorithms – Sequential ATPG Algorithms – Simulation Based ATPG – Genetic Algorithm Based ATPG
UNIT IV DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY
Design for Testability Basics – Testability Analysis – Scan Cell Designs – Scan Architecture – Built-in Self-Test – Random Logic Bist – DFT for Other Test Objectives.
UNIT V FAULT DIAGNOSIS
Introduction and Basic Definitions – Fault Models for Diagnosis – Generation of Vectors for Diagnosis – Combinational Logic Diagnosis – Scan Chain Diagnosis – Logic BIST Diagnosis.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
CO1:Understand VLSI Testing Process
CO2:Develop Logic Simulation and Fault Simulation
CO3:Develop Test for Combinational and Sequential Circuits
CO4:Understand the Design for Testability
CO5:Perform Fault Diagnosis.
REFERENCES
1. Laung-Terng Wang, Cheng-Wen Wu and Xiaoqing Wen, “VLSI Test Principles and Architectures”, Elsevier, 2017
2. Michael L. Bushnell and Vishwani D. Agrawal, “Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory & Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits” , Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2017.
3. Niraj K. Jha and Sandeep Gupta, “Testing of Digital Systems”, Cambridge University Press, 2017.