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Design For Testability
Advanced DFT(Design for Testability) course is a 4 months course providing in-depth exposure to entire DFT flow including SCAN, compression, ATPG, simulations, JTAG and BIST techniques to add testability to the Hardware design. Participants will get hands on exposure to Tessent tool for all the aspects of DFT flow.
DFT Training focused on all aspects of testability flow including DFT basics, various fault types, SOC Scan Architecture, different scan types, ATPG DRC Debug, ATPG Simulation debug, and DFT diagnosis. DFT Training course will also focus on JTAG, MemoryBIST, LogicBIST, Scan and ATPG, test compression techniques and Hierarchical scan design.
Highlights:
- Design with 17K+ flip flops
- Exposure to all the aspects of flow both at RTL level and gate level netlist
- Multiple lab exercises on each aspects of the flow
- Exposure to issues faced in industry level project and how to resolve those issues
Advanced DFT course syllabus (16 weeks)
Design For Testability (Below is DFT Main course weekly schedule)
- DFT Basics
- SoC Scan architecture overview
- Types of Scan
- ATPG DRC Debug
- ATPG Simulation Mismatch Debug
- DFT Diagnosis
- JTAG
- MemoryBIST
- LogicBIST
- Scan and ATPG
- Test compression technigues
- Hierarchical Scan Design
Week1
- Introduction to DFT
- Roles in DFT
- Full SOC flow – DFT
- DFT Architecture and Basics
- Test Plan
- Different DFT schemes
- Comparison between Functional and DFT Vectors
- Defect, Fault and Error
- Revision of Digital Concepts
Week-2
- Understanding of SCAN Insertion
- Scan methodology
- Types of Scan
- Top-down and Bottom-up Approach
- Scan insertion Flow
- Scan operation
- Clocking structure relation in SCAN
- DFT rule checks – Clock and Reset
Week-3
- Scan insertion Scripts
- Multiple Clock domains
- DFT Rule Checks – Advanced (Tristate, PRC, XS)
- Precautions for building a proper scan chain
- Edge and Domain Mixing significance
- Scan Configurations
- Scan chain Balancing
- Lock up and Terminal lockup latches
- Hands-on Scan insertion
- Explanation about Netlist and Library files
- Assignments
Week-4
- Hook-Up Scan sub chains
- Introduction to compression
- Compression Architecture
- Decompressor and Compactor
- LFSR
- Compression Ratio
- Masking Logic
- One hot Decoder
- Internal scan chains
- DRC Analysis
- Scan Reorder
- Control signals
Week-5
- Modular Compression
- Introduction to Synthesis
- Hands-on Compression
- Assignments
- ATPG Tools Introduction
- Fault Models
- Fault Categories
- Algorithms used in ATPG
Week-6
- ATPG Flow
- Coverage Analysis
- Fault Classes
- ATPG DRC’s
- Hands-on Stuck-at ATPG
- Assignments
Week-7
- Concepts related to STA – Basics
- MCP and FP
- Reports of ATPG
- Sequential Depth
- Transition delay faults (TDF)
- Path delay faults (PDF)
- Hands-on TDF ATPG
Week-8
- Types of patterns
- Formats of patterns
- Fault grading
- LOC , LOS and LOES
- On chip clock control
- Advantages
- Dis-advantages
- Internal structure
Week-9
- Introduction to Validation
- Simulations flow
- Tools for simulation
- Simulation mismatches debug
- No timing and Timing based Simulations
- Hands-on Simulations
Week-10
- Flat Models
- Introduction to JTAG/IJTAG
- Introductions to PADS
- BS Insertion
- JTAG/IJTAG FSM
- Instructions of JTAG/IJTAG
Week-11
- Introduction to MBIST
- Memory faults
- Memory grouping
- Memory basics
- Algorithms
- Zero-one, CHBK , MATS .MARCH ,SMARCH ..etc
- MBIST Insertion on RTL
- Hands on BIST insertion
- Assignments
Week-12
- Discussion of Interview questions
- Compactor explanation
- Memory pipelining
- ET flow
- Hierarchical BIST insertion
- Hands of multi core MBIST insertion
- Assignments
Week-13
- Complete Flow of BIST insertion and validation
- Clock Monitoring
- ICL network
- EDT and OCC insertion on RTL
- Gray box generation
- Assignments
Week-14
- Introduction to ICL and PDL
- Scan Wrapper insertion – Hierarchical Flow
- Intest and Extest Hands on Lab sessions
- Assignments
- ATPG Flow with TSDB
- Faults merging
WEEK-15
- Controlling PLL and CLK Gen’s using ICL and PDL
- Introduction to BISR
- Auxiliary Pins
- Revision of JTAG/IJTAG and BIST concepts
WEEK-16
- Support for Mock interviews
- Interactive sessions
- Complete Revision of DFT as follows:
- DFT Overview
- SCAN
- COMPRESSION
- OCC
- JTAG/IJTAG
- MBIST/MBISR
- ATPG
- SIMULATIONS – ATPG and BIST
- Handling third party IP’s for DFT
- DFT Insertions in both RTL and NETLIST
- Total 4 levels of Projects in the entire course duration. Each Level contains 5-10 Working Labs.
| Course | DFT Training |
|---|---|
| Duration | 16 weeks |
| Next Batch | 7/May |
| Schedule | Saturday & Sunday 9AM – 1PM, theory sessions 2PM to 6PM, lab sessions
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| Course repeats | every 8 weeks |
| Tool | Mentor Graphics Tessent, Synopsys DFTAdvisor and Tetramax |
| Mode of training | Both Classroom training and live online training |
| e-learning course for self paced learning | |
| Tool Access | Tool access for the complete course duration |
| Certificate | Course completion certificate issued |
| Batch Size | 20 |
| Assignments | 20 |
What are the Course Prerequisites?
- Course does not have any pre-requisites. However any exposure to Digital design, VLSI design flow is an added advantage.
What if I miss few sessions during course?
- Each session of course is recorded, missed session videos will be shared
Course has started few weeks back, can I still join the course in between?
- Yes, You will have option to view the recorded videos of course for the sessions missed
- You will have option to repeat the course any time in next 1 year
Do you offer support after course completion?
- Yes, Course fee also includes support for doubt clarification sessions even after course completion
- You have option to mail you queries
- Option to meet in person to clarify doubts
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- Fee: INR 45,000 + GST
- Confirm your course enrolment by making 5,000 INR transfer to below account.
- Payment schedule
- 5000 INR towards course enrolment
- 40000 + GST(overall)
- Half payment within 1 week of course commencement
- Remaining half within 1.5 month