Model-driven AMS Test Setup Validation Tool prepared for IEEE P1687.2

Abstract

This paper presents a software package called fanTESTic to improve and speed up the test development process of designs with a significant portion of Analog and Mixed-signal circuits. The test development flow of the tool is based on pre-silicon validation through test setup simulation. The tool maps a number of standard test procedures typically executed at commercial tester platforms, into the simulation domain. Both the automatic testbench generator and postprocessing are integrated into the tool, compatible to any commercial Electronic Design Automation (EDA) environment. The approach is also applicable on embedded test instruments. To our best knowledge, fanTESTic is the first commercially available IEEE P1687.2-ready software kit.