关键词: 伪随机测试, 最大距离测试, 预定距离测试, 低功耗测试, 生成矩阵

Abstract: Random testing has been long employed for testing of faults in digital systems. However, there are some fatal defects of it due to its low efficiency in testing. Aiming at this problem, a new concept of distance between test patterns is proposed. It is known that the larger distance between two test patterns the more different faults can be detected by these two patterns. Therefore, a new pseudo-random testing is proposed earlier called distance based random testing which can be more efficient in testing than that of traditional one. On the other hand, since the distance between two patterns in this method is large enough so that the power dissipation of applying test sequence is greatly increased when testing. This paper is just to present a novel way of changing the order of test patterns in the sequence when applying the tests so as to reduce the power dissipation as much as possible to reach the objective of lowering the power dissipation in testing.

Key words: pseudo-random testing, maximum distance testing, predetermined distance testing, lower power testing, gene-ration matrix