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Gate level coverage of a behavioral test generator

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Use of traditional gate level test generation techniques is prohibitively expensive and time consuming for VLSI chips. High level approaches to test generation have been proposed to improve the efficiency of test generation, e.g., the Behavioral Test Generator developed at Virginia Tech generates test vectors from high level Behavioral VHDL descriptions. To validate the utility of these test vectors, it needs to be established that they provide adequate coverage at the gate level. This thesis shows that test vectors obtained from the Behavioral Test Generator provide adequate coverage for the equivalent gate level circuit. A system that was developed to effectively evaluate the test vectors is presented. The implementation of Heuristic Test Generator to improve the coverage of the Behavioral Test Generator is explained.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1993

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Baweja, Gunjeetsingh
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Armstrong, James R.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Cyre, Walling R.
  • Gray, Festus Gail

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
etd-11102009-020104
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45598

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Baweja, Gunjeetsingh. Gate level coverage of a behavioral test generator. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45598