The industry is scrambling to prevent a potential explosion in nanometer technology test cost where the cost to test a device is closing in on the cost to manufacture it. Across the test industry, entire methodologies are being readdressed, tester costs are being scrutinized, and test vector count is being reduced. In this paper, a new concept is presented that allows for lowering the cost of test by utilizing the tester resources more efficiently. The solution presented brings together an existing concept of being able to reconfigure scan chains with methods that allow the same test pattern data to be applicable for all configurations. A data model is created to emphasize the use of such technology. The concepts developed in this paper are compatible with other test cost reduction methods.
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