Method for optimizing a set of scan diagnostic patterns

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6996791
APP PUB NO 20050114747A1
SERIAL NO

10707020

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A method and system for generating a set of scan diagnostic patterns for diagnosing fails in scan chains. The method including: (a) selecting a set of latches; (b) selecting a pattern from a set of test patterns; (c) determining the number of lateral insertions of the selected pattern; (d) determining a number of new lateral insertions that the selected pattern would add to the set of scan diagnostic pattern and adding the selected pattern and a corresponding new insertion count to a count list; (e) repeating steps (b) through (d) until all patterns of the set of test patterns have been selected; (f) selecting a pattern from the count list; (g) adding the pattern selected from the count list to the set of scan diagnostic patterns; and (h) repeating steps (b) through (g) until a there are a predetermined number of patterns in the set of scan diagnostic patterns.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brunkhorst, Vanessa Colchester, VT 1 17
Distler, Frank O Williston, VT 6 115
Farnsworth, III L Owen Lincoln, VT 3 72
Humphrey, Alan R St. Albans, NY 1 17
Stanley, Kevin W St. Albans, VT 3 47

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