Adjusting scan connections based on scan control locations

A method includes receiving a circuit design comprising an input scan chain comprising a plurality of latches connected by one or more scan connections, dividing the plurality of latches into one or more clusters, determining a number of scan controls for each cluster, placing the determined scan co...

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Hauptverfasser: Kagliwal, Ankit N, Rangarajan, Sridhar H, Warnock, James D, GopalaKrishnaSetty, Raghu G
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Zusammenfassung:A method includes receiving a circuit design comprising an input scan chain comprising a plurality of latches connected by one or more scan connections, dividing the plurality of latches into one or more clusters, determining a number of scan controls for each cluster, placing the determined scan controls in selected locations; and adjusting the scan connections based on the scan control location. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.