Test Intellectual Property Trends, Test Issues and the Wealth of Owning Test In-House

摘要

In a recent 1500 mile tour around various Automotive Companies in mainland Europe, I was amazed to find design engineers who had not heard of JTAG or Boundary Scan as a test technique. This paper introduces the IEEE 1149.1 standard, how it works, what you can do with it now - right up to examples of advanced use today.I will present some trends which will force any clear-thinking test department to look at JTAG's benefits again, reinforce the importance of Designing for Test.