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FastScan and FlexTest
Reference Manual
Software Version V8.6_4
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About This Manual .............................................................................................xvii
Overview.............................................................................................................xvii
Related Publications ............................................................................................xix
Mentor Graphics Documentation......................................................................xix
Acronyms Used in This Manual..........................................................................xxi
Command Line Syntax Conventions................................................................ xxiii
Chapter 1
Introduction......................................................................................................... 1-1
Features............................................................................................................... 1-1
Inputs and Outputs.............................................................................................. 1-2
Chapter 2
Command Dictionary.......................................................................................... 2-1
Command Summary........................................................................................... 2-1
Command Descriptions .................................................................................... 2-27
Abort Interrupted Process .............................................................................. 2-28
Add Ambiguous Paths.................................................................................... 2-29
Add Atpg Constraints..................................................................................... 2-31
Add Atpg Functions....................................................................................... 2-36
Add Capture Handling ................................................................................... 2-40
Add Cell Constraints...................................................................................... 2-43
Add Cell Library ............................................................................................ 2-46
Add Clocks..................................................................................................... 2-47
Add Cone Blocks ........................................................................................... 2-49
Add Control Points......................................................................................... 2-51
Add Display Instances.................................................................................... 2-53
Add Display Loop.......................................................................................... 2-57
Add Display Path ........................................................................................... 2-60
Add Display Scanpath.................................................................................... 2-63
Add Faults...................................................................................................... 2-66
Add Iddq Constraints ..................................................................................... 2-68
Add Initial States............................................................................................ 2-70
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Add LFSR Connections ................................................................................. 2-72
Add LFSR Taps.............................................................................................. 2-74
Add LFSRs..................................................................................................... 2-76
Add Lists........................................................................................................ 2-79
Add Mos Direction......................................................................................... 2-81
Add Net Property ........................................................................................... 2-83
Add Nofaults.................................................................................................. 2-84
Add Nonscan Handling.................................................................................. 2-87
Add Notest Points .......................................................................................... 2-89
Add Observe Points........................................................................................ 2-90
Add Output Masks ......................................................................................... 2-92
Add Pin Constraints ....................................................................................... 2-93
Add Pin Equivalences .................................................................................... 2-98
Add Pin Strobes............................................................................................ 2-101
Add Primary Inputs...................................................................................... 2-103
Add Primary Outputs ................................................................................... 2-105
Add Random Weights.................................................................................. 2-106
Add Read Controls....................................................................................... 2-108
Add Scan Chains.......................................................................................... 2-110
Add Scan Groups ......................................................................................... 2-112
Add Scan Instances ...................................................................................... 2-114
Add Scan Models......................................................................................... 2-115
Add Slow Pad............................................................................................... 2-116
Add Tied Signals.......................................................................................... 2-117
Add Write Controls...................................................................................... 2-119
Analyze Atpg Constraints ............................................................................ 2-120
Analyze Bus ................................................................................................. 2-123
Analyze Control ........................................................................................... 2-126
Analyze Control Signals .............................................................................. 2-128
Analyze Drc Violation ................................................................................. 2-131
Analyze Fault ............................................................................................... 2-137
Analyze Observe.......................................................................................... 2-143
Analyze Race ............................................................................................... 2-145
Analyze Restrictions .................................................................................... 2-147
Close Schematic Viewer .............................................................................. 2-148
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Compress Patterns........................................................................................ 2-149
Create Initialization Patterns........................................................................ 2-152
Create Patterns ............................................................................................. 2-154
Delete Atpg Constraints............................................................................... 2-156
Delete Atpg Functions.................................................................................. 2-158
Delete Capture Handling.............................................................................. 2-160
Delete Cell Constraints ................................................................................ 2-162
Delete Clocks ............................................................................................... 2-164
Delete Cone Blocks...................................................................................... 2-165
Delete Control Points................................................................................... 2-167
Delete Display Instances.............................................................................. 2-169
Delete Faults................................................................................................. 2-171
Delete Iddq Constraints................................................................................ 2-174
Delete Initial States ...................................................................................... 2-176
Delete LFSR Connections............................................................................ 2-177
Delete LFSR Taps........................................................................................ 2-179
Delete LFSRs............................................................................................... 2-181
Delete Lists................................................................................................... 2-183
Delete Mos Direction................................................................................... 2-184
Delete Net Property...................................................................................... 2-185
Delete Nofaults............................................................................................. 2-186
Delete Nonscan Handling ............................................................................ 2-189
Delete Notest Points..................................................................................... 2-191
Delete Observe Points.................................................................................. 2-193
Delete Output Masks.................................................................................... 2-195
Delete Paths.................................................................................................. 2-197
Delete Pin Constraints.................................................................................. 2-199
Delete Pin Equivalences............................................................................... 2-201
Delete Pin Strobes........................................................................................ 2-202
Delete Primary Inputs .................................................................................. 2-204
Delete Primary Outputs................................................................................ 2-206
Delete Random Weights .............................................................................. 2-208
Delete Read Controls ................................................................................... 2-210
Delete Scan Chains ...................................................................................... 2-211
Delete Scan Groups...................................................................................... 2-212
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Delete Scan Instances................................................................................... 2-214
Delete Scan Models...................................................................................... 2-215
Delete Slow Pad........................................................................................... 2-216
Delete Tied Signals ...................................................................................... 2-217
Delete Write Controls .................................................................................. 2-219
Diagnose Failures......................................................................................... 2-220
Dofile............................................................................................................ 2-224
Exit............................................................................................................... 2-226
Extract Subckts............................................................................................. 2-227
Flatten Model............................................................................................... 2-228
Flatten Subckt............................................................................................... 2-229
Help.............................................................................................................. 2-230
Insert Testability........................................................................................... 2-232
Load Faults................................................................................................... 2-234
Load Paths.................................................................................................... 2-238
Macrotest...................................................................................................... 2-242
Mark............................................................................................................. 2-248
Open Schematic Viewer............................................................................... 2-250
Read Modelfile............................................................................................. 2-252
Read Procfile................................................................................................ 2-255
Read Subckts Library................................................................................... 2-256
Redo Display................................................................................................ 2-257
Report Aborted Faults.................................................................................. 2-259
Report Atpg Constraints............................................................................... 2-262
Report Atpg Functions................................................................................. 2-263
Report AU Faults ......................................................................................... 2-264
Report Bus Data........................................................................................... 2-268
Report Capture Handling ............................................................................. 2-272
Report Cell Constraints................................................................................ 2-274
Report Clocks............................................................................................... 2-276
Report Cone Blocks ..................................................................................... 2-277
Report Control Data..................................................................................... 2-278
Report Control Points................................................................................... 2-280
Report Core Memory ................................................................................... 2-281
Report Display Instances.............................................................................. 2-282
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Report Drc Rules.......................................................................................... 2-285
Report Environment..................................................................................... 2-293
Report Failures............................................................................................. 2-295
Report Faults................................................................................................ 2-298
Report Feedback Paths................................................................................. 2-303
Report Flatten Rules..................................................................................... 2-305
Report Gates................................................................................................. 2-309
Report Hosts................................................................................................. 2-326
Report Id Stamp ........................................................................................... 2-327
Report Iddq Constraints ............................................................................... 2-329
Report Initial States...................................................................................... 2-331
Report LFSR Connections ........................................................................... 2-333
Report LFSRs............................................................................................... 2-334
Report Lists.................................................................................................. 2-335
Report Loops................................................................................................ 2-336
Report Mos Direction................................................................................... 2-337
Report Net Properties................................................................................... 2-338
Report Nofaults............................................................................................ 2-339
Report Nonscan Cells................................................................................... 2-341
Report Nonscan Handling............................................................................ 2-345
Report Notest Points .................................................................................... 2-346
Report Observe Data.................................................................................... 2-347
Report Observe Points.................................................................................. 2-349
Report Output Masks ................................................................................... 2-350
Report Paths................................................................................................. 2-351
Report Pin Constraints ................................................................................. 2-353
Report Pin Equivalences .............................................................................. 2-355
Report Pin Strobes........................................................................................ 2-356
Report Primary Inputs.................................................................................. 2-357
Report Primary Outputs ............................................................................... 2-359
Report Procedure.......................................................................................... 2-361
Report Pulse Generators............................................................................... 2-362
Report Random Weights.............................................................................. 2-363
Report Read Controls................................................................................... 2-364
Report Scan Cells......................................................................................... 2-365
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Report Scan Chains...................................................................................... 2-368
Report Scan Groups ..................................................................................... 2-369
Report Scan Instances .................................................................................. 2-370
Report Scan Models..................................................................................... 2-371
Report Seq_transparent Procedures ............................................................. 2-372
Report Slow Pads......................................................................................... 2-374
Report Statistics ........................................................................................... 2-375
Report Test Stimulus.................................................................................... 2-380
Report Testability Data ................................................................................ 2-386
Report Tied Signals...................................................................................... 2-389
Report Timeplate.......................................................................................... 2-391
Report Version Data..................................................................................... 2-392
Report Write Controls.................................................................................. 2-393
Reset Au Faults............................................................................................ 2-394
Reset State.................................................................................................... 2-396
Resume Interrupted Process......................................................................... 2-397
Run............................................................................................................... 2-399
Save Flattened Model................................................................................... 2-403
Save Patterns................................................................................................ 2-405
Save Schematic ............................................................................................ 2-416
Select Iddq Patterns...................................................................................... 2-417
Select Object ................................................................................................ 2-422
Set Abort Limit ............................................................................................ 2-424
Set Atpg Compression.................................................................................. 2-427
Set Atpg Limits............................................................................................ 2-430
Set Atpg Window......................................................................................... 2-433
Set AU Analysis........................................................................................... 2-434
Set Bist Initialization.................................................................................... 2-436
Set Bus Handling.......................................................................................... 2-438
Set Bus Simulation....................................................................................... 2-440
Set Capture Clock ........................................................................................ 2-441
Set Capture Handling................................................................................... 2-444
Set Capture Limit......................................................................................... 2-447
Set Checkpoint............................................................................................. 2-449
Set Clock Restriction.................................................................................... 2-451
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Set Clock_off Simulation............................................................................. 2-454
Set Clockpo Patterns.................................................................................... 2-455
Set Contention Check................................................................................... 2-456
Set Control Threshold.................................................................................. 2-461
Set Decision Order....................................................................................... 2-462
Set Dofile Abort........................................................................................... 2-464
Set Drc Handling.......................................................................................... 2-465
Set Driver Restriction................................................................................... 2-475
Set Fails Report............................................................................................ 2-477
Set Fault Mode............................................................................................. 2-478
Set Fault Sampling....................................................................................... 2-480
Set Fault Type.............................................................................................. 2-482
Set Flatten Handling..................................................................................... 2-484
Set Gate Level.............................................................................................. 2-489
Set Gate Report ............................................................................................ 2-491
Set Hypertrophic Limit ................................................................................ 2-500
Set Iddq Checks............................................................................................ 2-502
Set Iddq Strobe............................................................................................. 2-506
Set Instancename Visibility.......................................................................... 2-508
Set Instruction Atpg ..................................................................................... 2-511
Set Internal Fault.......................................................................................... 2-513
Set Internal Name......................................................................................... 2-514
Set Interrupt Handling.................................................................................. 2-515
Set IO Mask.................................................................................................. 2-517
Set Learn Report .......................................................................................... 2-518
Set List File.................................................................................................. 2-520
Set Logfile Handling.................................................................................... 2-522
Set Loop Handling ....................................................................................... 2-524
Set Multiple Load......................................................................................... 2-527
Set Net Dominance ...................................................................................... 2-529
Set Net Resolution........................................................................................ 2-531
Set Nonscan Model ...................................................................................... 2-533
Set Number Shifts........................................................................................ 2-536
Set Observation Point................................................................................... 2-537
Set Observe Threshold................................................................................. 2-539
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Set Output Comparison................................................................................ 2-541
Set Output Mask........................................................................................... 2-543
Set Pathdelay Holdpi.................................................................................... 2-545
Set Pattern Source ........................................................................................ 2-546
Set Possible Credit ....................................................................................... 2-550
Set Procedure Cycle_checking..................................................................... 2-551
Set Pulse Generators .................................................................................... 2-552
Set Race Data............................................................................................... 2-553
Set Rail Strength .......................................................................................... 2-554
Set Ram Initialization................................................................................... 2-555
Set Ram Test................................................................................................ 2-557
Set Random Atpg......................................................................................... 2-559
Set Random Clocks...................................................................................... 2-560
Set Random Patterns.................................................................................... 2-562
Set Random Weights.................................................................................... 2-563
Set Redundancy Identification..................................................................... 2-565
Set Schematic Display.................................................................................. 2-566
Set Screen Display ....................................................................................... 2-569
Set Self Initialization.................................................................................... 2-570
Set Sensitization Checking........................................................................... 2-572
Set Sequential Learning ............................................................................... 2-573
Set Shadow Check........................................................................................ 2-575
Set Simulation Mode.................................................................................... 2-576
Set Skewed Load.......................................................................................... 2-581
Set Split Capture_cycle................................................................................ 2-583
Set Stability Check....................................................................................... 2-584
Set Static Learning....................................................................................... 2-586
Set Stg Extraction......................................................................................... 2-588
Set System Mode.......................................................................................... 2-589
Set Test Cycle .............................................................................................. 2-592
Set Trace Report........................................................................................... 2-593
Set Transition Holdpi................................................................................... 2-594
Set Unused Net............................................................................................. 2-595
Set Workspace Size...................................................................................... 2-597
Set Xclock Handling .................................................................................... 2-598
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Set Z Handling ............................................................................................. 2-599
Set Zhold Behavior ...................................................................................... 2-601
Set Zoom Factor........................................................................................... 2-603
Setup Checkpoint......................................................................................... 2-604
Setup LFSRs................................................................................................. 2-607
Setup Pin Constraints................................................................................... 2-609
Setup Pin Strobes ......................................................................................... 2-612
Setup Tied Signals........................................................................................ 2-613
Step............................................................................................................... 2-615
System.......................................................................................................... 2-616
Undo Display ............................................................................................... 2-617
Unmark......................................................................................................... 2-619
Unselect Object............................................................................................ 2-621
Update Implication Detections..................................................................... 2-623
View............................................................................................................. 2-625
View Area .................................................................................................... 2-627
Write Core Memory..................................................................................... 2-629
Write Environment....................................................................................... 2-631
Write Failures............................................................................................... 2-634
Write Faults.................................................................................................. 2-638
Write Initial States........................................................................................ 2-642
Write Library_verification Setup................................................................. 2-644
Write Loops.................................................................................................. 2-646
Write Modelfile............................................................................................ 2-647
Write Netlist................................................................................................. 2-649
Write Paths................................................................................................... 2-651
Write Primary Inputs.................................................................................... 2-653
Write Primary Outputs................................................................................. 2-655
Write Procfile............................................................................................... 2-657
Write Statistics............................................................................................. 2-658
Write Timeplate ........................................................................................... 2-661
Zoom In........................................................................................................ 2-663
Zoom Out..................................................................................................... 2-664
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Chapter 3
Shell Commands.................................................................................................. 3-1
Shell Command Descriptions ............................................................................. 3-1
fastscan............................................................................................................. 3-2
flextest.............................................................................................................. 3-7
Chapter 4
Test Pattern File Formats ................................................................................... 4-1
FastScan Test Pattern File Format...................................................................... 4-1
Header_Data..................................................................................................... 4-1
Setup_Data....................................................................................................... 4-2
Functional_Chain_Test.................................................................................... 4-5
Scan_Test......................................................................................................... 4-8
Scan_Cell ....................................................................................................... 4-11
FlexTest Test Pattern File Format .................................................................... 4-12
ASCII Pattern Format .................................................................................... 4-12
Table Pattern Format...................................................................................... 4-20
VCD Support Using VCD Plus...................................................................... 4-27
Chapter 5
Distributed FlexTest............................................................................................ 5-1
Environment Setup........................................................................................... 5-4
Host File Setup................................................................................................. 5-4
Appendix A
Timing Command Dictionary ............................................................................A-1
Timing Command Summary ..............................................................................A-1
FastScan Timing Commands..............................................................................A-3
SET END_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME ..........................................................A-4
SET PROCEDURE FILE ................................................................................A-8
SET SINGLE_CYCLE TIME........................................................................A-10
SET SPLIT_BIDI_CYCLE TIME.................................................................A-12
SET SPLIT_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME......................................................A-15
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SET STROBE_WINDOW TIME..................................................................A-20
SET TIME SCALE........................................................................................A-22
TIMEPLATE..................................................................................................A-23
FlexTest Timing Commands ............................................................................A-32
SET BIDI_FORCE TIME..............................................................................A-33
SET CYCLE...................................................................................................A-35
SET END_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME ........................................................A-38
SET FIRST_FORCE TIME...........................................................................A-41
SET FORCE TIME........................................................................................A-42
SET MEASURE TIME..................................................................................A-45
SET PROCEDURE FILE ..............................................................................A-47
SET SINGLE_CYCLE TIME........................................................................A-49
SET SKEW_FORCE TIME...........................................................................A-52
SET SPLIT_BIDI_CYCLE TIME.................................................................A-54
SET SPLIT_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME......................................................A-57
SET STROBE_WINDOW TIME..................................................................A-60
SET TIME SCALE........................................................................................A-62
Appendix B
FlexTest WDB Translation Support ..................................................................B-1
Invoking wdb2flex..............................................................................................B-1
Control File.........................................................................................................B-2
Example..............................................................................................................B-4
Using wdb2flex Effectively................................................................................B-6
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Figure 1. DFT Documentation Roadmap ...........................................................xix
Figure 2-1. MISR placement ........................................................................... 2-72
Figure 5-1. Master and Slave Workstations ...................................................... 5-2
Figure 5-2. FlexTest Invocation Arguments Dialog Box.................................. 5-5
Figure A-1. Scan Event Timing for SET END_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME...A-4
Figure A-2. Scan Event Timing for SET SPLIT_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME ......
A-15
Figure A-3. SET SPLIT_MEASURE_CYCLE TIME Non-scan Event Timing
Diagram ............................................................................................................A-19
Figure A-4. SET STROBE_WINDOW Timing Diagram...............................A-21
Figure A-5. Template Timing for Example 1..................................................A-28
Figure A-6. SET BIDI_FORCE Timing Example ..........................................A-34
Figure A-7. SET CYCLE Timing Example ....................................................A-36
Figure A-8. SET FORCE Timing Example.....................................................A-43
Figure A-9. SET MEASURE Timing Example ..............................................A-46
Figure A-10. SET SKEW_FORCE Timing Example .....................................A-53
Figure A-11. SET STROBE_WINDOW Timing Diagram.............................A-61
Figure B-1. Example WDB2FLEX Circuit Timing Example ...........................B-4
Figure B-2. Detailed Pin Timing .......................................................................B-9
LIST OF FIGURES
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Table 2-1. Command Summary ......................................................................... 2-1
Table 2-2. Fault Class Codes and Names ...................................................... 2-299
Table 2-3. Reportable Gate Types ................................................................ 2-321
Table 2-4. FlexTest Learned Gate Types ...................................................... 2-323
Table 2-5. FastScan Clock Port Categories ................................................... 2-324
Table 2-6. WIRE Bus Contention Truth Table .............................................. 2-529
Table 2-7. AND Bus Contention Truth Table ............................................... 2-529
Table 2-8. OR Bus Contention Truth Table .................................................. 2-530
Table 2-9. DRC Non-scan Cell Classifications ............................................. 2-534
Table A-1. Timing Command Summary ...........................................................A-2
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About This Manual Overview
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About This Manual
Overview
FastScan and FlexTest are Mentor Graphics ATPG tools which are an integral
part of the Mentor Graphics Design-For-Test solution.
FastScan is a comprehensive combinational Automatic Test Pattern Generation
(ATPG) system optimized for full scan designs. It offers the highest speed and
accurately measured high test coverage to guarantee your product quality and
reliability.
FlexTest is a high performance sequential Automatic Test Pattern Generation
(ATPG) system that allows you to create a set of test patterns that achieves a high,
accurately measured test coverage for your cycle-based circuits.
Optionally available with FastScan and FlexTest is Mentor Graphics DFTInsight
which can translate a specified portion of a netlist-based design to schematic form.
DFTInsight adds the ability to graphically investigate and interact with designs,
thus facilitating testability debugging efforts.
This manual contains information on each of the FastScan, FlexTest, and
DFTInsight application commands. Additionally, the manual contains reference
information specific to each of these applications. For procedural information on
how to use FastScan, FlexTest, or DFTInsight in the ASIC/IC design
environment, refer to the Scan and ATPG Process Guide.
This manual is divided into the sections and appendices that follow:
• Chapter 1 — Introduction - briefly describes the inputs, outputs, and
features of FastScan, FlexTest, and DFTInsight.
• Chapter 2 — Command Dictionary - lists the detailed information for
each command.
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Overview About This Manual
• Chapter 3 — Shell Commands - lists the detailed information on the
FastScan, FlexTest, and DFTInsight invocation commands.
• Chapter 4 —Test Pattern File Formats - describes the test pattern file
format.
• Chapter 5 —Distributed FlexTest - describes how to divide ATPG
processes into smaller sets and run these sets simultaneously on multiple
workstations.
• Appendix A —Timing Command Dictionary - describes how to create a
timing file and apply it to the test pattern set.
• Appendix B —FlexTest WDB Translation Support - describes
FlexTest’s usage of the “wdb2flex” utility to translate Waveform Databases
to FlexTest Table Format Patterns.
The DFT applications use Adobe Acrobat Exchange as their online
documentation and help viewer. Online help requires installing the Mentor
Graphics-supplied Acrobat Exchange program with Mentor Graphics-specific
plugins and also requires setting an environment variable. For more information,
refer to the section, “Setting Up Online Manuals and Help” in Using Mentor
Graphics Documentation with Acrobat Exchange.
About This Manual Related Publications
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Related Publications
This section gives references to both Mentor Graphics product documentation and
industry DFT documentation.
Mentor Graphics Documentation
Figure 1 shows the Mentor Graphics DFT manuals and their relationship to each
other and is followed by a list of descriptions for these documents.
Figure 1. DFT Documentation Roadmap
Boundary Scan Process Guide — provides process, concept, and procedure
information for the boundary scan product, BSDArchitect. It also includes
information on how to integrate boundary scan with the other DFT
technologies.
BSDArchitect Reference Manual — provides reference information for
BSDArchitect, the boundary scan product.
DFTAdvisor
Reference Manual
FastScan & FlexTest
Reference Manual
Design-for-Test
Manual
Common Resources
Design-for-Test
Release Notes
LBISTArchitect
Reference Manual
MBISTArchitect
Reference Manual
Scan and ATPG
Process Guide
Built-in Self-Test
Process Guide
BSDArchitect
Reference Manual
Boundary Scan
Process Guide
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Related Publications About This Manual
Built-in Self-Test Process Guide — provides process, concept, and
procedure information for using MBISTArchitect, LBISTArchitect, and
other Mentor Graphics tools in the context of your BIST design process.
Design-for-Test Common Resources Manual — contains information
common to many of the DFT tools: design rule checks (DRC), DFTInsight
(the schematic viewer), library creation, VHDL support, Verilog support,
Spice support, and test procedure file format.
Design-for-Test Release Notes — provides release information that reflects
changes to the DFT products for the software version release.
DFTAdvisor Reference Manual — provides reference information for
DFTAdvisor (internal scan insertion) and DFTInsight (schematic viewer)
products.
FastScan and FlexTest Reference Manual — provides reference
information for FastScan (full-scan ATPG), FlexTest (non- to partial-scan
ATPG), and DFTInsight (schematic viewer) products.
LBISTArchitect Reference Manual — provides reference information for
LBISTArchitect, the logic built-in self-test product.
MBISTArchitect Reference Manual — provides reference information for
MBISTArchitect, the memory built-in self-test product.
Scan and ATPG Process Guide — provides process, concept, and
procedure information for using DFTAdvisor, FastScan, and FlexTest in
the context of your DFT design process.
Using Mentor Graphics Documentation with Acrobat Exchange —
describes how to set up and use the Mentor Graphics-supplied Acrobat
Exchange with enhancement plugins for online viewing of Mentor
Graphics PDF-based documentation and help. The manual contains
procedures for using Mentor Graphics documentation, including setting up
online manuals and help, opening documents, and using full-text searches.
Also included are tips on using Exchange.
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