The standard approach for testing IC logic is the use of scan chains, with embedded compression as the standard approach for applying scan patterns. Embedded compression enables the same test quality ...

In 2001, Mentor Graphics introduced a compression technology called Embedded Deterministic Test (EDT).3 EDT uses very simple logic added to the scan chain inputs and outputs to enable compression ...

In today’s highly competitive semiconductor industry, chip-design companies strive for competitive advantages by optimizing designs for PPA (Power, Performance, Area). Along with the functional logic, ...

Cirrus Logic Inc., Austin, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stream Machine Co., a supplier of MPEG-2 video compression technology based in Milpitas, Calif. The company's ...

Chip maker Cirrus Logic Inc. announced it will acquire Stream Machine Co., makers of MPEG-2 video recording system-on-chips, for $110 million in stock. Cirrus, which makes analog and digital signal ...