TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands

The TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit is a novel, integrated, and user-friendly solution designed for engineers, researchers, and instructors working in the field of manufacturing tests. It effectively supports test planning for multicore, DVFS-based SoCs with multiple voltage islands,...

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Main Author: Fotios Vartziotis
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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description The TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit is a novel, integrated, and user-friendly solution designed for engineers, researchers, and instructors working in the field of manufacturing tests. It effectively supports test planning for multicore, DVFS-based SoCs with multiple voltage islands, offering optimized solutions that minimize test costs while ensuring compliance with power and thermal constraints. The toolkit provides (a) a high-level language (HLL) for the intuitive representation of test processes, along with a smart syntax and logic checker for verification; (b) an advanced compilation and execution environment featuring two computationally efficient Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)-specialized solvers; (c) a sophisticated Test Access Mechanism (TAM) optimization framework; (d) a customized visualization environment capable of depicting and animating power- and thermal-annotated test schedules; (e) a versatile testbed for educational and research activities.
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spelling doaj-art-566060ff6382455e80d3ff6ea1f89e112025-08-20T03:26:26ZengMDPI AGChips2674-07292025-04-01421710.3390/chips4020017TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage IslandsFotios Vartziotis0Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, 471 00 Arta, GreeceThe TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit is a novel, integrated, and user-friendly solution designed for engineers, researchers, and instructors working in the field of manufacturing tests. It effectively supports test planning for multicore, DVFS-based SoCs with multiple voltage islands, offering optimized solutions that minimize test costs while ensuring compliance with power and thermal constraints. The toolkit provides (a) a high-level language (HLL) for the intuitive representation of test processes, along with a smart syntax and logic checker for verification; (b) an advanced compilation and execution environment featuring two computationally efficient Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)-specialized solvers; (c) a sophisticated Test Access Mechanism (TAM) optimization framework; (d) a customized visualization environment capable of depicting and animating power- and thermal-annotated test schedules; (e) a versatile testbed for educational and research activities.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0729/4/2/17VLSI testingSoCTDMtest processtest scheduleTAM optimization
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TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
Chips
VLSI testing
SoC
TDM
test process
test schedule
TAM optimization
title TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
title_full TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
title_fullStr TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
title_full_unstemmed TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
title_short TDM Test Scheduler and TAM Optimization Toolkit: An Integrated Framework for Test Processes of DVFS-Based SoCs with Multiple Voltage Islands
title_sort tdm test scheduler and tam optimization toolkit an integrated framework for test processes of dvfs based socs with multiple voltage islands
topic VLSI testing
SoC
TDM
test process
test schedule
TAM optimization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0729/4/2/17
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