Shifting left with DFT to optimize productivity, testability and time-to-market

This paper discusses one of the Siemens EDA shift-left strategies in the RTL-to-signoff flow: shift-left design-for-test (DFT). Tessent™ RTL Pro software automates the analysis and insertion of Tessent VersaPoint™ test point technology, LBIST-OST test points, dedicated scan wrapper cells and x-bounding logic as behavioral code at the RTL level. Tessent RTL Pro builds on Tessent’s market-leading DFT tools by providing unique functionality that helps customers shorten design turnaround time and accelerate time-to-market.