Innovation First, AI Second: Lessons From SSN And The Future Of Test


By Marc Hutner and Ron Press Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming pervasive in society and across semiconductor development processes. We have to be careful not to apply AI to solve optimizations and challenges of existing methods but pair with engineering innovation for evolutionary results. One example is the application of scan test data in multi-core designs. AI can optimize the d... » read more

The Era Of Packetized Scan Test Has Arrived


For decades, process and design scaling has triggered the adoption of transformative test solutions. About twenty years ago, when at-speed test became a de-facto requirement, on-chip compression became the norm to address test data time and volume. Over the last decade, hierarchical DFT enabled DFT engineers to apply a divide and conquer on large design, improving both implementation effort and... » read more