Electronic Design

Scan Test-Pattern Compressor Sports Upgrades

The latest version of Mentor Graphics' TestKompress compression and ATPG generation tool brings significant enhancements in functionality and productivity. One of the most time-consuming aspects of ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Can Your ATPG Do This? Cut Defects Escaping Detection With ML

Chipmakers worldwide consider Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) their go-to method for achieving high test coverage in production. ATPG generates test patterns designed to detect faults in the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Pinpointing Timing Delays Can Improve Chip Reliability

Growing pressure to improve IC reliability in safety- and mission-critical applications is fueling demand for custom automated test pattern generation (ATPG) to detect small timing delays, and for ...
Electronic Design

Using Timing Constraints For Generating At-Speed Test Patterns

Handling timing exception paths in ATPG tools while creating at-speed patterns has always been a tough and tricky task. It is well understood that at-speed testing is a requirement for modern ...