Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between ATPG And Logic BIST?

Two test strategies are used to test virtually all IC logic: automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) with test pattern compression and logic built-in self-test (BIST). This article will describe how ...
Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between Scan ATPG And IJTAG Pattern Retargeting?

Both scan automated test pattern generation (ATPG) patterns and IJTAG patterns 1,2,3 are created for a piece of logic that is part of a much larger design. For both, the patterns are independent from ...
Hackaday

Using VHDL To Generate Discrete Logic PCB Designs

VHDL and Verilog are hardware description languages, used to describe and define logic circuits. They’re typically used to design ASICs and to program FPGAs, essentially using software to define ...
Design-Reuse

Mentor Graphics Acquires LogicVision; Unites BIST, ATPG and Test Pattern Compression Technologies

WILSONVILLE, Ore. and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- August 19, 2009 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) and LogicVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) today announced that LogicVision stockholders have voted ...