Improved ATPG Effectiveness through Intelligent Verification in ASIC

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Improved ATPG Effectiveness through Intelligent Verification in ASIC

Executive Summary

The client is a global supplier of Automated Testing Equipment (ATE) for some of the world’s most prestigious semiconductor companies. To meet its goal of developing faster, next-gen ATE instruments, it was working on a series of internal IPs, out of which a mixed signal ASIC chip with 40 nm pattern/timing generator and industry-wide high speed interfaces, emerged as a turnkey innovation. At once, time-to-market assumed key significance, and the client started looking for a partner to speedily ramp up its existing verification environment.

eInfochips enabled a highly configurable, scalable and intelligent verification environment in ASIC for the client, leading to enhanced verification coverage in a much shorter time. This also fulfilled Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) effectiveness criteria because thorough verification was achieved at block level (more than 20 internal blocks), cluster level, SoC-digital level, SoC-Chip level (Digital + Analog) and System Sim level. A critical architectural bug was found in the designs related to bandwidth verification.

Project Highlights

  • Targeted for Leading Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Client
  • 40nm Pattern/Timing Generator Mixed ASIC
  • 2.4 Gbps Max Throughput; 400 Mhz Operating frequency
  • 2.2 GHz Data Bandwidth
  • Over 100 million gates in Digital Mode

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    Executive Summary

    The client is a global supplier of Automated Testing Equipment (ATE) for some of the world’s most prestigious semiconductor companies. To meet its goal of developing faster, next-gen ATE instruments, it was working on a series of internal IPs, out of which a mixed signal ASIC chip with 40 nm pattern/timing generator and industry-wide high speed interfaces, emerged as a turnkey innovation. At once, time-to-market assumed key significance, and the client started looking for a partner to speedily ramp up its existing verification environment.

    eInfochips enabled a highly configurable, scalable and intelligent verification environment in ASIC for the client, leading to enhanced verification coverage in a much shorter time. This also fulfilled Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) effectiveness criteria because thorough verification was achieved at block level (more than 20 internal blocks), cluster level, SoC-digital level, SoC-Chip level (Digital + Analog) and System Sim level. A critical architectural bug was found in the designs related to bandwidth verification.

    Project Highlights

    • Targeted for Leading Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Client
    • 40nm Pattern/Timing Generator Mixed ASIC
    • 2.4 Gbps Max Throughput; 400 Mhz Operating frequency
    • 2.2 GHz Data Bandwidth
    • Over 100 million gates in Digital Mode

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      Executive Summary

      The client is a global supplier of Automated Testing Equipment (ATE) for some of the world’s most prestigious semiconductor companies. To meet its goal of developing faster, next-gen ATE instruments, it was working on a series of internal IPs, out of which a mixed signal ASIC chip with 40 nm pattern/timing generator and industry-wide high speed interfaces, emerged as a turnkey innovation. At once, time-to-market assumed key significance, and the client started looking for a partner to speedily ramp up its existing verification environment.

      eInfochips enabled a highly configurable, scalable and intelligent verification environment in ASIC for the client, leading to enhanced verification coverage in a much shorter time. This also fulfilled Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) effectiveness criteria because thorough verification was achieved at block level (more than 20 internal blocks), cluster level, SoC-digital level, SoC-Chip level (Digital + Analog) and System Sim level. A critical architectural bug was found in the designs related to bandwidth verification.

      Project Highlights

      • Targeted for Leading Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Client
      • 40nm Pattern/Timing Generator Mixed ASIC
      • 2.4 Gbps Max Throughput; 400 Mhz Operating frequency
      • 2.2 GHz Data Bandwidth
      • Over 100 million gates in Digital Mode

      To read more, download the copy

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