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Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Janusz Rajski, West Linn, OR (US);

Elham K. Moghaddam, Beaverton, OR (US);

Nilanjan Mukherjee, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Mark a Kassab, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Xijiang Lin, West Linn, OR (US);

Inventors:

Janusz Rajski, West Linn, OR (US);

Elham K. Moghaddam, Beaverton, OR (US);

Nilanjan Mukherjee, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Mark A Kassab, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Xijiang Lin, West Linn, OR (US);

Assignee:

Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Test patterns for at-speed scan tests are generated by filling unspecified bits of test cubes with functional background data. Functional background data are scan cell values observed when switching activity of the circuit under test is near a steady state. Hardware implementations in EDT (embedded deterministic test) environment are also disclosed.


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