During synthesis of circuits for Boolean functions area, delay and testability are optimization goals that often contradict each other. Multi-level circuits are often quite small while circuits with low depth are often larger regarding the area requirements. A different optimization goal is good testability which can usually only be achieved by additional hardware overhead. In this paper we propose a synthesis technique that allows to trade-off between area and delay. Moreover, the resulting circuits are 100% testable under the stuck-at fault model. The proposed approach relies on the combination of 100% testable circuits derived from binary decision diagrams and 2-SPP networks. Full testability under the stuck-at fault model is proven and experimental results show the trade-off between area and depth.

On the Construction of Small Fully Testable Circuits with Low Depth

BERNASCONI, ANNA;
2007-01-01

Abstract

During synthesis of circuits for Boolean functions area, delay and testability are optimization goals that often contradict each other. Multi-level circuits are often quite small while circuits with low depth are often larger regarding the area requirements. A different optimization goal is good testability which can usually only be achieved by additional hardware overhead. In this paper we propose a synthesis technique that allows to trade-off between area and delay. Moreover, the resulting circuits are 100% testable under the stuck-at fault model. The proposed approach relies on the combination of 100% testable circuits derived from binary decision diagrams and 2-SPP networks. Full testability under the stuck-at fault model is proven and experimental results show the trade-off between area and depth.
2007
076952978X
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