A new approach to test programmable wiring networks for VLSI /

a simple coloring algorithm and the modified counting

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Bin, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Description
Summary:a simple coloring algorithm and the modified counting
chips) has made possible the manufacturing of complex digital
covered by the path sets generated through the PWN
decomposition, a residual adjacency graph processing step is
digital programmable chips. The occurrence of faults due to
effectiveness of the proposed approach.
either shorts or opens in the nets, and stuck-ON/OFF in the
FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), PLDs (programmable
has the feature that the indegree is equal to the outdegree.
implemented and simulation results have demonstrated the
Initially, the given PWN is decomposed into Dp node-disjoint
interconnect (wiring network) resources play an important
interconnect (wiring network) resources. Therefore, the
is proved that it is always possible to decompose a PWN of
logic devices) and FPICs (field pro- grammable interconnect
lower capacity bounds. Each path set can be tested in
maximal degree Dp into Dp node-disjoint path sets if every
net in the PWN (except the input nets and the output nets)
new approach to test a PWN for fault detection only. The
on the testing issues of a PWN. This thesis first presents a
path sets by using the maximum flow algorithm with upper and
paxallel in a testing phase. Then, for the adjacencies not
programmable wiring network (PWN). This thesis concentrates
proposed approach employs a divide-and-conquer technique. It
role both for programming flexibility and performance of
sequence are used to generate the test vectors for each path
set. AU algorithms described in this thesis have been
switches, is of a major concern. A wiring network can be of
systems with a substantial reliance on sophisticated
The programmable nature of today's digital circuits such as
two types: nonprogrammable wiring network (NPWN) and
used to generate additional path sets to test them. Finally,
Item Description:"Major subject: Computer Science".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 84 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 81-82.