Fault Detection Attainment for Embedded Cores based on Software Test Routines

Abstract

The test circuitry is designed in built-in-self-test (BIST) technique involves a system that applies the test signals and observes the corresponding system response. In this technique, the framework is embedded directly into the system hardware. The testing process performs efficiently, fastly and more economically than using an external test setup. Self-testing of embedded processors based on the test routines is an emerging method, since it employs a test resource partitioning technique instead of using external testers. In this paper, an improved methodology for embedded cores based on comprehension of their instruction set and register transfer (RT) level description is explained.

Keywords: Software-based self-testing, fault detection, RISC MIPS processor, test routines

Cite this Article
Vishal Gangadhar Puranik, Dilip Devchand Shah. Fault Detection Attainment for Embedded Cores based on Software Test Routines. Journal of VLSI Design Tools & Technology. 2018; 8(1): 1–6p.