Improved Design of Low Power TPG Using LP-LFSR

Improved Design of Low Power TPG Using LP-LFSR

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 		 International Journal of Computer & Organization Trends  (IJCOT)          
 
© 2013 by IJCOT Journal
Volume-3 Issue-2                          
Year of Publication :  2013
Authors :  Praveen Kasunde, Dr. K B ShivaKumar, Dr. M Z Kurian

Citation

   Praveen Kasunde, Dr. K B ShivaKumar, Dr. M Z Kurian     "Improved Design of Low Power TPG Using LP-LFSR" . International Journal of Computer & organization Trends  (IJCOT), V3(2):27-31 Mar - Apr 2013, ISSN:2249-2593, www.ijcotjournal.org. Published by Seventh Sense Research Group.

Abstract

This paper presents a novel test pattern generator which is more suitable for built in self test (BIST) structures used for testing of VLSI circuits. The purpose of the BIST is to reduce power dissipation without affecting the fault coverage. The demonstrated test pattern generator reduces the switching activity among the test patterns at the most. In this method, the single input change patterns generated by a counter and a gray code generator are Exclusive–ORed with the seed generated by the low power linear feedback shift register [LP-LFSR]. The proposed scheme is evaluated by using a 4x4 Braun array multiplier. The System-On-Chip (SOC) approach is adopted for implementation on Altera Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) based SOC kits with Nios II soft-core processor. From the implementation results, it is verified that the testing power for the proposed method is reduced by a significant percentage.

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Keywords

FPGA, BIST, LP-LFSR, Switching activity.