Invention Grant
US09536031B2 Replacement method for scan cell of integrated circuit, skewable scan cell and integrated circuit
有权
集成电路扫描单元,偏移扫描单元和集成电路的更换方法
- Patent Title: Replacement method for scan cell of integrated circuit, skewable scan cell and integrated circuit
- Patent Title (中): 集成电路扫描单元,偏移扫描单元和集成电路的更换方法
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Application No.: US14330146Application Date: 2014-07-14
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Publication No.: US09536031B2Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- Inventor: Jen-Yi Liao , Jen-Hang Yang
- Applicant: MediaTek Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F17/50 ; G01R31/3185

Abstract:
A replacement method for scan cell of an integrated circuit (IC) is provided. A gate-level netlist of the IC is obtained. A place-and-route process is performed on the gate-level netlist to obtain a first netlist. A clock tree synthesis process is performed on the first netlist to obtain a second netlist. Static timing analysis is performed to analyze a plurality of first scan cells of the second netlist in normal mode and scan mode. The first scan cell is replaced with a second scan cell according to the static timing analysis that indicates the replaced first scan cell has a specific time margin in the scan mode. A first skew of the normal mode and a second skew of the scan mode are adjusted symmetrically in the first scan cell. The first skew and the second skew are adjusted asymmetrically in the second scan cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160011258A1 REPLACEMENT METHOD FOR SCAN CELL OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SKEWABLE SCAN CELL AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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