LT-RTPG: a new test-per-scan BIST TPG for low heat dissipation

A new BIST TPG design, called low-transition random TPG (LT-RTPG), that is comprised of an LFSR, a k-input AND gate, and a T flip-flop, is presented. When used to generate test patterns for test-per-scan BIST, it decreases the number of transitions that occur during scan shifting and hence decreases the heat dissipated during testing. Various properties of LT-RTPGs are studied and a methodology for their design is presented. Experimental results demonstrate that LT-RTPGs designed using the proposed methodology decrease the heat dissipated during BIST by significant amounts while attaining high fault coverage, especially for circuits with moderate to large number of scan inputs.

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