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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1999
Luis A. Basto, Austin, TX (US);
W. David Dougherty, Roundrock, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) provides a design engineer the capability of automatically inserting scan logic and test logic into a design. The graphical user interface includes a scan insertion option for a design engineer to invoke a scan insertion tool to check the design for testability. The graphical user interface also permits the design engineer to invoke a test generation tool such as an automatic test pattern generator (ATPG) tool to check the design for fault coverage. The graphical user interface, which can serve as a front end for a design framework, enables a design engineer to efficiently increase testability while still in a design phase.