Test Resource Partitioning: a Design & Test Issue
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Product development economics and specs drive the need for on chip embedded test functionality. However, optimal partitioning of test functionality between a tester and a SOC is a non-trivial task, which must be solved during the system analysis phase. Hence, at system level, a trade-off analysis must be performed, in order to evaluate the costs and benefits of different partitioning schemes. The purpose of this contribution is to present a methodology and tools, using the Object Oriented (OO) Paradigm and UML, and a set of architectural Quality Metrics (QMs), to analyze the impact of different TRP schemes on system’s architecture. A 4-core SOC case study is presented to guide the discussion.
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