When developers and engineers measure code coverage in embedded systems they can improve their device’s safety and performance. Embedded systems play a foundational ...

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Optimize ASIC test suites using code-coverage analysisMartin Abrahams, TransEDA Ltd, and Stuart Riches, Texas Instruments LtdPerforming code-coverage analysis of HDL code before synthesis saves time ...

In this example I will expand upon my previous example of keeping your unit and integration tests in separate packages, and explain how to also produce code coverage statistics. For this I continue to ...

While I love RSS for aggregating feeds from various blogs, nothing beats having an expert combing through articles and posts, culling the best ones. Few people, if any, do that culling better for ...

Scan is a structured test approach in which the overall function of an integrated circuit (IC) is broken into smaller structures and tested individually. Every state element (D flip-flop or latch) is ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

When asked, many engineers will say that the goal of a test plan for a PCB is full or 100% test coverage. When pressed further, they usually admit that 100% test coverage is virtually impossible to ...