Title :
Synthesis for testability techniques for asynchronous circuits
Author :
Keutzer, K. ; Lavagno, L. ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, A.
Author_Institution :
Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present techniques which guarantee both hazard-free operation and hazard-free robust path-delay-fault testability at the expense of possibly adding test inputs. They also give a set of heuristics which can improve hazard-free robust path-delay-fault testability without requiring such inputs. Finally, they demonstrate the effectiveness of these techniques on a set of asynchronous interface circuits gathered from industry and academia.<>
Keywords :
logic CAD; logic testing; asynchronous circuits; asynchronous interface circuits; hazard-free operation; hazard-free robust path-delay-fault testability; testability techniques; Asynchronous circuits; Circuit faults; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Delay; Hazards; Law; Legal factors; Robustness; Sequential circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1991. ICCAD-91. Digest of Technical Papers., 1991 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2157-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1991.185266