Design For Test Courses
Course Highlights :-
- More than 500+ Mock interview questions and answers to equip students for cracking any job interviews , along with Cover-letter and Resume preparation , Soft-Skills Development.
- 18+yrs Instructor Led Training. Flexible training to meet your needs. Semicon courses are delivered by subject matter experts and can be delivered via classroom or virtual (live on-line).
- Self Paced Learning. Semicon offers rich self-paced training content to accelerate your learning "when you need, wherever you need". The online courses are accessible 24x7 and are organized in a way that allows you to consume the content at your own pace.
- Cadence & Siemens EDA Tools set for mastering best of both worlds and be Industry ready to jump-start career in VLSI.
- Weekly Assignment Tests and 1:1s to track and make suitable adjustments to the progress of learning and mastering DFT in VLSI.
Eligibility Criteria :-
- B.E/B.Tech in ECE/EEE.
- M.E/M.Tech/M.S in VLSI/Embedded Systems/Digital Electronics.
- 60% through out Academics
Course Duration :-
- 16 Weeks
MODULE - 1
- Introduction to Design for Test (DFT)
- Overview of SOC flow for DFT
- Digital Circuits related to DFT
- Sample Verilog Syntax
- Duration: 1 Week
MODULE - 2
- IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Architecture and Operation
- TAP Controller and FSM
- JTAG and Boundary Scan
- BSR Cell Types and Usage
- IEEE 1687 iJTAG Architecture
- ICL, PDL Overview
- Labs
- Duration: 2 Weeks
MODULE - 3
- SCAN Architecture Overview
- Types of SCAN cells
- Scan Chains Operation
- Various DFT Blocks (for SCAN)
- Duration: 1 Week
MODULE - 4
- Block level SCAN Insertion Flow (Without Compression)
- Multiple Clock Handling
- Analysis of various SCAN DRC’s
- DRC Fixes with Examples
- How to handle Pre-existing chain (like CTL)
- Labs
- Duration: 2 Weeks
MODULE - 5
- Needs of Compression Logic
- Compression Architecture
- Different Compression Techniques
- SCAN Stitching with Compression
- Block level SCAN Insertion Flow (with Compression)
- Different types of Mask techniques
- LEC Checks (Pre vs Post Scan Insertion)
- Labs
- Duration: 2 Weeks
MODULE - 6
Introduction to ATPG
Understanding of Defects and Faults
Types of Fault models
Block level ATPG Flow (Stuck-At)
ATPG constraints and Analysis
ATPG DRC analysis (C, D, K, and T rules)
Test Coverage Analysis
Coverage Improvement Techniques
Labs
Duration: 2 Weeks
MODULE - 7
- Different Types of At-Speed Fault Models
- At-Speed fault model (In Details)
- Concept of LOC, LOS and LEOS
- On-Chip clocking for At-Speed Testing
- ATPG TDF Setup and Pattern Generation
- Analysing Low TDF coverage and Improvement
- ATPG TDF Setup and Pattern Generation
- Introduction to Test Point Insertion
- Labs
- Duration: 2 Weeks
MODULE - 8
- Introduction to Static Timing Analysis
- Different Timing Corners
- Timing Constraints (Test Modes)
- Sample SDC file (Test Modes)
- Duration: 1 Week
MODULE - 9
- Simulation Overview (Zero-delay, Unit-delay)
- Different between Parallel and Serial simulations
- Pattern Simulation and Debug (Chain, Logic, Parallel, Serial)
- Timing Simulations with SDF
- Labs
- Duration: 1 Week
MODULE - 10
- Introduction to MBIST
- MBIST Architecture Overview and Memory Grouping
- Memory Fault types and Memory Testing Algorithms
- MBIST Insertion Flow (Bottom-Up)
- MBIST Pattern Generation Flow
- MBIST Pattern Verification
- Labs
- Duration: 2 Weeks
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