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MBO - Optimizing memory testing architectures: the Memory Bist Optimizer

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Tool Name (abbreviation): 
MBO
Author(s): 
Yann Kieffer, Gre...
(unregistered) Author(s): 
Lilia Zaourar (LIP6, Paris)

With hundreds of on-chip memories to test, it can be desirable to share some of the testing architecture among memories. We present a software, the Memory Bist Optimizer (MBO) that automatically computes an optimized sharing of BIST blocks among the memories of a SOC. It accepts arbitrary sharing rules, and can handle dedicated, parallel, and sequential wrappers. Area, testing power and testing time are considered simultaneously. MBO is completely technology-node-independant.

Project Information
Project Acronym: 
ASTER
Project Start: 
Sun, 04/01/2007
Project End: 
Wed, 03/31/2010
Project Description: 
MBO was developed as part of the ASTER project, whose goal was to enhance design and test methodologies for high-performance memories. Partner Count: 2
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Keywords: 
DFT
memory BIST
EDA
optimization