DRC Overview

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 1

Scan Chain Tracing

The purpose of scan chain tracing is for the tool to identify the scan cells in the chain and
determine how to use them for control and observe points.
Using the information from the test procedure file (which has already been checked for general
errors during the procedure rules checks) and the defined scan data, the tool identifies the scan
cells in each defined chain and simulates the operation specified by the load_unload procedure
to ensure proper operation. Scan chain tracing takes place during the trace rules checks, which
trace back through the sensitized path from output to input. Successful scan chain tracing
ensures that the tools can use the cells in the chain as control and observe points during ATPG.
Trace rules violations are either errors or warnings, and for most rules you cannot change the
handling. The “Scan Chain Trace Rules” section in the

You might also like