Logic proximity bridges
E.N. Tran, Vamsi Krishna, Sujit T. Zachariah, Sourish Chakravarty · 2006
The notion of logic proximity bridge (LPB) is introduced. An algorithm to enumerate LPBs, using only the logic net-list, is discussed. Although no correlation exist between the LPB list and the realistic bridge list, LPB patterns are shown to compare very favorably with realistic bridge and n-detect patterns on several coverage metrics. This result points to the potential for LPB patterns as an alternative to both realistic bridge and n-detect patterns.