Scan ATPG and compression are beating Moore’s law

Scan ATPG and compression are beating Moore’s law

By Ron Press, Mentor Graphics Why hasn’t IC test become a bottleneck in creating ever more advanced semiconductors? In this…

Improve IC development and reduce risk for big designs by moving DFT up and left

Improve IC development and reduce risk for big designs by moving DFT up and left

By Ron Press, Mentor Graphics   Complete all the DFT work weeks earlier than usual by using a hierarchical test…

Cell-aware Test Introduction

Cell-aware Test Introduction

As IC makers move to smaller geometries and complex FinFETs, the existing fault models and test patterns are becoming less…

Ordering scan patterns for cost-effective test and diagnosis

Ordering scan patterns for cost-effective test and diagnosis

To control test cost, the order in which test patterns are created and applied matters…

What is the Value of Industry Awards?

What is the Value of Industry Awards?

Tessent is a finalist in the influential Elektra Awards. We love awards and think you should too.

What DFT history teaches us

What DFT history teaches us

By Stephen Pateras, Mentor Graphics Two DFT-related rules for success are as true today as they were 30 years ago

Hierarchical DFT: How to Do More, More Quickly, with Fewer Resources

Hierarchical DFT: How to Do More, More Quickly, with Fewer Resources

By Rick Fisette, Mentor Graphics Remove ATPG from the critical path to tapeout with hierarchical DFT plus test pattern retargeting…

What to Know about Today’s Scan Diagnosis and Yield Analysis Technologies

What to Know about Today’s Scan Diagnosis and Yield Analysis Technologies

By Geir Eide, Mentor Graphics What to know about today’s scan diagnosis and yield analysis technologies…

Pattern Matching in Test and Yield Analysis

Pattern Matching in Test and Yield Analysis

By Geir Eide and Jonathan Muirhead Analyzing fail data with pattern matching helps companies identify yield limiters faster to increase…