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Design For Test (DFT)

Crafting designs for zero-defect manufacturing.

Overview

Offering top-quality and highly-efficient DFT process and methodology with in-depth experience in all EDA tools to enable a design with the highest coverage and lowest test times.

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Our Offerings

  • DFT architecture definition
  • RTL modification for DFT-friendly design
  • Low power and topographical synthesis
  • Hierarchical DFT implementation and full-chip porting
  • DFT SDC generation for STA

  • DFT (JTAG, SCAN, MBIST) insertion and verification
  • ATPG pattern generation and Timing simulation
  • Test coverage analysis and improvement
  • Post-silicon pattern delivery and pattern debug
  • DFT DRC checks and fixes

DFT Stages

Architecture and Planning

  • IO scan channel, pin usage, and block chains allocation planning
  • BSCAN-JTAG, MBIST-JTAG, IP_JTAG sharing
  • SCAN flow – Hierarchical/compression, OCC placement
  • 3rd party IP integration
  • Block level and Top-level signal planning
  • Low power planning

DFT Implementation

  • SCAN, OCC, COMP insertion
  • MBIST, Repair insertion
  • JTAG & BSCAN insertion
  • Logic Equivalence check
  • Block to Top integration
  • DFT DRC cleanup and suggestion for DRC fix
  • DFT Lint cleanup

PATTERN Generation & Validation

  • JTAG/BSCAN/SCAN/MBIST pattern generation and validation at block level and chip-top level
  • Gate level simulation of Patterns – both zero delay and with timing
  • Testcase analysis and Improvement
  • Pattern delivery
  • Pattern debug

DFT Constraints and STA Signoff

  • Scan shift mode
  • Scan capture mode
  • Scan TF mode
  • Mbist mode
  • Jtag mode
  • Bscan mode