Extended frequency-directed run-length code with improved application to System-on-a-chip test data compression

Aiman H. El-Maleh, Raslan H. Al-Abaji

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Abstract

One of the major challenges in testing a System-on-a-Chip (SOC) is dealing with the large test data size. To reduce the volume of test data, several test data compression techniques have been proposed. Frequency-directed run-length (FDR) code is a variable-to-variable run length code based on encoding runs of O's. In this work, we demonstrate that higher test data compression can be achieved based on encoding both runs of 0 's and 1 's. We propose an extension to the FDR code and demonstrate by experimental results its effectiveness in achieving higher compression ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICECS 2002 - 9th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems
Pages449-452
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems
Volume2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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