Presentation 2020-02-26
A Don’t Care Identification-Filling Co-Optimization Method for Low Power Testing Using Partial Max-SAT
Kenichiro Misawa, Toshinori Hosokawa, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Masayoshi Yoshimura, Masayuki Arai,
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Abstract(in English) Recently, in at-speed scan testing, excessive capture power dissipation is a serious problem. Low capture power test generation methods using X-identification and X-filling techniques have been proposed to reduce capture power dissipation. Optimization problems for these two techniques to reduce low capture power dissipation are independently considered. Therefore, the efficiency of low capture power test generation using X-filling depends on the applied results of X-identification. In this paper, we propose an X-identification-filling co-optimization method to reduce the number of capture-unsafe test vectors using Partial MaxSAT Solver. The method assigns logic values to X-bits in order to justify values assigned to propagate target faults to pseudo primary outputs and to reduce the number of transitions on as many internal signal lines as possible. Experimental results show that our proposed method reduced the number of capture unsafe test vectors by 31.63% and the number of unsafe faults by 31.84% on average.
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Keyword(in English) X-identification-filling co-optimization / low capture power / Partial MaxSAT / capture-unsafe test vectors / unsafe faults
Paper # DC2019-92
Date of Issue 2020-02-19 (DC)

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Conference Date 2020/2/26(1days)
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Chair Satoshi Fukumoto(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)
Vice Chair Hiroshi Takahashi(Ehime Univ.)
Secretary Hiroshi Takahashi(Nihon Univ.)
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Language JPN
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Title (in English) A Don’t Care Identification-Filling Co-Optimization Method for Low Power Testing Using Partial Max-SAT
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Keyword(1) X-identification-filling co-optimization
Keyword(2) low capture power
Keyword(3) Partial MaxSAT
Keyword(4) capture-unsafe test vectors
Keyword(5) unsafe faults
1st Author's Name Kenichiro Misawa
1st Author's Affiliation Nihon Univercity(Nihon Univ)
2nd Author's Name Toshinori Hosokawa
2nd Author's Affiliation Nihon Univercity(Nihon Univ)
3rd Author's Name Hiroshi Yamazaki
3rd Author's Affiliation Nihon Univercity(Nihon Univ)
4th Author's Name Masayoshi Yoshimura
4th Author's Affiliation Kyouto Sangyo Univercity(Kyouto Sangyo Univ)
5th Author's Name Masayuki Arai
5th Author's Affiliation Nihon Univercity(Nihon Univ)
Date 2020-02-26
Paper # DC2019-92
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) DC-420
Page pp.pp.37-42(DC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-02-19 (DC)