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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Mayukh Bhattacharya, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peilin Jiang, SAnta Clara, CA (US);
Synopsys, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for inserting test points during circuit design testing are presented. The method includes partitioning a circuit design into a plurality of blocks and determining a first potential defect and a second potential defect for the circuit design. The method also includes simulating the circuit design by injecting, into the circuit design, the first potential defect to produce a first set of outputs of the plurality of blocks and simulating the circuit design by injecting, into the circuit design, the second potential defect to produce a second set of outputs of the plurality of blocks. The method further includes determining a set of output nodes of the plurality of blocks and generating a test that, when executed, measures signals at the set of output nodes.