Tallinn University of Technology

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Tallinn University of Technology

• Founded as engineering college in 1918, TTU
  acquired university status in 1936.
• TTU has about 9000 students and 1209 employees,
  offering engineering and economics diploma
  studies, bachelor, master and doctorate degree
  programmes.
• Academic part of the university is organised into
  
• 8 faculties,
• 30 departments and 108 chairs,
• 7 centres and
• 9 affiliated institutions.

Raimund Ubar Computer Engineering Department
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Research Topics

• Computer science Decision Diagrams
• Test Pattern Generation
• Hierarchical Approaches
• Defect-Level Testing
• Simulation of Circuits and Systems
• Fault Simulation (SAF, functional faults, delays)
• Dynamic (multivalued) Simulation
• Built-In Self-Test
• Hybrid BIST
• Functional BIST
• Hardware accelerators for Fault Simulation

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European projects

• History (1992-2000)
• TEMPUS Digital Design based on PLDs (1992-95)
• EUROCHIP (1993 -1996) - EUROPRACTICE (1996 -)
• PECO EEMCN - East European Microelectronics
  Cooperation Network (1993-96)
• COPERNICUS FUTEG - Functional Test Generation
  (1994-97)
• ESPRIT ATSEC - Advanced Test Generation and
  Testable Design Methodology (1994-96)
• COPERNICUS SYTIC - System Design Training
  (1996-98)
• COPERNICUS VILAB - Microelectronics Virtual
  Laboratory for Cooperation in Research
  (1998-2002)

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Current European Projects

• FRAMEWORK V REASON - Research and Training
  Action for System On Chip Design (2002-2004)
• FRAMEWORK V eVikings II - Establishment of the
  Virtual Centre of Excellence for IST RTD in
  Estonia
• SOCRATES 2 Thematic Network Project THEIERE
  -Thematic Harmonisation in Electrical and
  Information EngineeRing in Europe
• SOCRATES 2 Thematic Network Project ECET -
  European Computing Education and Training
  (2002-2004)
• EUROPRACTICE

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Our Partners
TTU cooperates with about 20-30 universities
KTH
LIU
TTU
Jonköping
USA Michigan U
Dresden
East- and Middle-Europe
Kharkov
Ilmenau
Costa Rica
Darmstadt
Stuttgart
Grenoble
Indonesia
Torino
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Hierarchical Test Generation Tool
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Turbo-Tester Tool Set
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Hybrid BIST for Multiple Cores
Embedded tester for testing multiple cores
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Optimized Multi-Core H-BIST
Pseudorandom test is carried out in parallel,
deterministic test - sequentially
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Applet for Learning RT L Test

• For learning problems of RT-level digital design
  and test
• Design of data path and control path
• Tradeoffs between speed HW cost
• RT-level simulation
• Fault simulation
• Test generation
• DFT and BIST

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Virtual Lab Tool integration
Cooperation with Fh-IIS, DTU, LIU, IISAS, WUT
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Proposal Ingredients of SoC test

1. Functional test to test the system (WP1)
2. BIST, embedded test for IP cores (WP3)

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Tallinn University of Technology

• WP1. High-level modeling and simulation
• Methods for automated generation of functional
  test at the system-level for verification
  purposes.
• We have previous experience in
• High-level modeling and simulation
• High-level test pattern generation
• Design error identification at the logic level.

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Tallinn University of Technology

• WP3. Setting up a Virtual IP library
• Solutions for automated synthesis of the test
  infrastructure to IPs.
• Novel hybrid BIST strategies
• Functional BIST
• Web based e-learning tools for teaching IP test
  standards like Boundary scan and P1500.

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Artec Design Group

• Artec Design Ltd. founded in 1998 is a successful
  Estonian SME empoying more than 30 people.
• In 2001, the company was selected to top ten in
  the Central European Technology Fast list.
• The field of the Artec company is designing
  hardware, ASICs, embedded software and factory
  information systems.
• The company has been involved in a number of
  national and European level research projects.
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Artec Design Group

• VPNow an IP core for cryptographic network
  processing.
• It allows any system with PCI interface to
  connect using the IPSec encryption standard.
• Possible to send new, ipv6 internet protocol
  packets via existing ipv4 networks and
  vice-versa.
• A network-ready, full-function compact 486
  motherboard with an award-winning Single
  Component Computer MachZ.
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