Application of functional learning to ATPG and design verification for combinational circuits /

and manipulate novel information regarding the circuit in

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mukherjee, Rajarshim, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:and manipulate novel information regarding the circuit in
been shown to be extremely effective in finding test vectors
decision diagrams (BDD) as the main data structure. This
efficient alternative to the traditional branch-and-bound
for hard to detect faults and in detecting redundant faults.
In this research, Functional Learning has been applied to the
Learning techniques have also been effectively applied to the
learning, based on implication procedures using the binary
method is complete - given enough time, it will determine all
obtained indicate that Functional Learning is indeed a very
of Functional Learning is its ability to extract, maintain
powerful tool for application to CAD problems.
problem of design verification for combinational circuits.
problems of combinational circuit ATPG and design
Recently, learning-based techniques have been proposed as an
situation of value assignments. The most attractive feature
techniques for test generation. The learning techniques have
terms of compact BDD representations for Boolean functions.
the uniquely implied values in the circuit from the current
This paper presents Functional Learning, a new method of
verification for combinational logic circuits. The results
Item Description:"Major subject: Computer Science".
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Physical Description:ix, 62 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.