System-level test: State of the art and challenges

D Appello, HH Chen, M Sauer, I Polian… - 2021 IEEE 27th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
System-level test (SLT) is gaining in importance in modern test flows. This paper
summarizes recent industrial findings from three companies and discusses some of the still …

A survey of recent developments in testability, safety and security of risc-v processors

J Anders, P Andreu, B Becker, S Becker… - 2023 IEEE European …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the continued success of the open RISC-V architecture, practical deployment of RISC-V
processors necessitates an in-depth consideration of their testability, safety and security …

Optimization of tests for managing silicon defects in data centers

DP Lerner, B Inkley, SH Sahasrabudhe… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Intel Data Center Diagnostics Tool (DCDIAGS) is a suite of tests for screening defects
that may cause silent data errors. We analyzed individual DCDIAGS tests to understand their …

Automating the generation of programs maximizing the repeatable constant switching activity in microprocessor units via MaxSAT

NI Deligiannis, T Faller, R Cantoro… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Throughout device testing, one key parameter to be considered is the switching activity
(SWA) of the circuit under test (CUT). To avoid unwanted scenarios due to excessive power …

A Toolchain to Quantify Burn-In Stress Effectiveness on Large Automotive System-on-Chips

F Angione, D Appello, P Bernardi, A Calabrese… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Complexity and performance of Automotive System-on-Chips have exponentially grown in
the last decade, also according to technology advancements. Unfortunately, this trend …

Understanding vmin failures for improved testing of timing marginalities

AD Singh - 2022 IEEE International Test Conference (ITC), 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been speculation that the source of many of the unpredictable and hard to
diagnose intermittent errors being increasingly observed in operation are timing …

Automating the generation of programs maximizing the sustained switching activity in microprocessor units via evolutionary techniques

NI Deligiannis, R Cantoro, MS Reorda - Microprocessors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
During device testing, an important parameter to be considered by the test engineers is the
switching activity (SWA) of the circuit under test (CUT). It is well known that the SWA must be …

Performance screening using functional path ring oscillators

T Kilian, D Tille, M Huch, M Hanel… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The testing of integrated circuits is an important topic, particularly in safety-critical
applications. This is especially true for microcontrollers (MCUs) used in the automotive …

Effective SAT-based solutions for generating functional sequences maximizing the sustained switching activity in a pipelined processor

NI Deligiannis, R Cantoro, T Faller… - 2021 IEEE 30th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During device testing, one of the aspects to be considered is the minimization of the
switching activity of the circuit under test in order to steer clear of introducing problems due …

A System-Level Test Methodology for Communication Peripherals in System-on-Chips

F Angione, P Bernardi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with functional System-Level Test (SLT) for System-on-Chips (SoCs)
communication peripherals. The proposed methodology is based on analyzing the potential …