Design automation of test for the ES/9000 series processors
Brion Keller, D. Haynes · 2002
IBM tests each component, subassembly and system it manufactures in order to ensure that only a fully functioning, quality product is shipped to the customer. Most of the tests that are applied to these circuits are derived automatically by design automation software. This software has been developed and maintained over the last 20+ years by IBM's Test Design Automation group in Endicott, New York. The recently announced ES/9000 processors all used this design automation support. In fact, some recently developed software for support of self testing circuits was developed specifically for these processors. An overview is given of this design automation support and the methodologies used to test the newly announced ES/9000 processors.>