ELEC 7250 – VLSI Testing (Spring 2004)Place and Time: Broun 235, Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30-1:45PMCatalog data: ELEC 7250. VLSI Testing (3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6770. Introduction to VLSI testing, test process and automatic test equipment, test economics and product quality, test economics, fault modeling, logic and fault simulation, testability measures, combinational and sequential circuit test generation, memory test, analog test, delay test, IDDQ test, design for testability, built-in self-test, boundary scan, analog test bus, system test and core test.Textbook: Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital, Memory & Mixed-Signal VLSI Circuits, Michael L Bushnell and Vishwani D. Agrawal, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.References: Listed in Appendix C of the textbook. Coordinator: Vishwani D. Agrawal, James J. Danaher Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Prerequisites by topic: 1. Basic switching theory 2. Basic digital VLSI designTopics: 1. Introduction (1 class)2. Test process and ATE (2 classes)3. Test economics (1 class)4. Yield Analysis and product quality (1 class)5. Fault modeling (2 classes) 6. Logic simulation (1 class)7. Fault simulation (1 class)8. Testability measures (2 classes)9. Combinational ATPG (4 classes)10. Sequential ATPG (3 classes)11. Memory test (4 classes)12. Analog circuit test (4 classes)13. Delay test (2 classes)14. IDDQ testing (1 class)15. Design for testability (3 classes)16. Built-in self-test (3 classes)17. Boundary scan (2 classes)18. Analog test bus (1 class)19. System test and core test (2 classes)Typical methods for evaluating student performance: Homework 30%Term paper (6 pages) 10%Class presentation (15 minutes) 10%Final exam 25% Project 25% Laboratory projects (including major items of equipment and instrumentation used): None Class attendance: Class attendance and its effect on course grade is the prerogative of the individual instructor and will be part of the course outline and announced the first day of class. Policy on unannounced quizzes: Unannounced quizzes and their effect on course grade are the prerogative of the individual instructor and will be part of the course outline and announced the first day of class. Students who need special accommodations should make an appointment to discuss their needs as soon as possible. Prepared by: Vishwani D. Agrawal Date: December 19,
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