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Title: Effect of distance heuristics and circuit testability on the generation of test vectors for combinational circuits

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OSTI ID:6853822

A heuristic decision process based on the use of a distance metric in conjunction with a nine-valued circuit model is shown to decrease the time required to generate complete single-fault-detecting test sets for combinational circuits by as much as 30%. The effectiveness of the heuristics is demonstrated to depend upon a testability measure defined as the number of equivalent two-input gates plus fanouts divided by the sum of circuit inputs and outputs.

Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
6853822
Report Number(s):
SAND-77-1844C; CONF-780626-1
Resource Relation:
Conference: 15. design automation conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 19 Jun 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English