Sample question after MTE:

1. Discuss the BIST Architectures Using Register Reconfiguration in detail.

2. Explain the operation of 4 bit cellular automata with universal cell

architecture. Explain its working upto 4 clock cycles assume initial seed is
0101.assume first two cells work on rule 90 and next two cells work on rule
150.
3. What are the different techniques of TPG?
4. Explain Exhaustive Testing TPG in detail.
5. What are the advantages of Build in self testing over conventional testing?
Draw the block diagram of Logic BIST.
6. Explain all the types of BIST with examples.
7 .Discuss the parallel signature analyzer, if the characteristics polynomial
f(x)=1+x+x4 .Let M0=10010 ,M1=01010,M2=11000,M3=10011.and discuss
the aliasing probability using an n-stage MISR .
8. Explain the Serial signature Analyzer in detail with suitable example and
diagram.
9. Discuss the serial fault simulation algorithm with suitable example and diagram.

10 What are the differences between serial fault simulation and parallel fault simulation?[at least
8-9 points]
11 Why Compiled-Code Simulation is required and explain the compiled code simulation in
detail.
12. What do you mean by event driven simulation?
13. Explain the two pass event driven algorithm with example.
14. Explain the Parallel Fault Simulation algorithm with suitable example and diagram.
15. What are the faults in the memory cell array, explain in detail.

16. Explain the RAM Dynamic Faults.

17. Explain three conventional RAM test algorithms.
18. Explain the operation of memory fault simulation algorithm in detail.
Hint..[RAMSES]

19. Discuss the Block diagram of the embedded EDO DRAM in detail and
also timing diagram of the EDO page-mode Read/Write cycle.
20. Discuss the block diagram of the BIST design and the interface between
the BIST logic and the EDRAM.

Syllabus after MTE:

UNIT3-LOGIC AND FAULT SIMULATION

UNIT4-LOGIC BIST
5.1COMPLETE
5.3-(UPTO 5.3.3)
5.4 COMPLETE
5.5-(5.5.3 TO 5.5.3.3) ONLYONE ARCHITECTURE

UNIT5 -MEMORY TESTING AND BUILT-IN SELF-TEST

8.1, COMPLETE
8.2. COMPLETE
8.3-(8.3.2) ONLY
8.4 COMPLETE