DocumentCode
1081976
Title
Test Access Mechanism in the Quad-Core AMD Opteron Microprocessor
Author
Balakrishnan, Kedarnath J. ; Giles, Grady ; Wingfield, James
Volume
26
Issue
1
fYear
2009
Firstpage
52
Lastpage
59
Abstract
Multicore microprocessors provide a natural application environment for IEEE Std 1500 and, as this article proves, allow for innovative approaches that capitalize on the fact that the various cores are identical.
Keywords
IEEE standards; integrated circuit testing; microprocessor chips; IEEE Std 1500; multicore microprocessors; quad-core AMD opteron microprocessor; test access mechanism; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Circuit testing; Fault detection; Job shop scheduling; Laser mode locking; Manufacturing; Microprocessors; Multicore processing; Pins; SoC testing; embedded-core testing; microprocessor testing; quad-core AMD microprocessor; test access mechanism; test compression;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7475
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MDT.2009.17
Filename
4760116
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