How to lower cost of DFT

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Netrapal
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How to lower cost of DFT

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What are the major cost factors of DFT and what do you do to lower costs?
RENU
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Re: How to lower cost of DFT

Post by RENU »

DFT cost can be reduced by below options :-

1. By increasing scan-shift/tck frequency .
2. Reducing pattern volume.
3. By taking care of Scan chain length as there should not be any case where one scan chain is too lengthy and others are short.
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