Bi-Directional On-Chip-Instrument (BOCI)

Method Purpose Short description of the method's purpose and main benefits

Method description A detailed description of the method

The bi-directional on-chip-instrument (BOCI) method tests a radar IC and its algorithms with internal test routines. The extension of the interface allows not only to test patterns coming from the frontend on chip, but also to create artificial stimuli from a development environment and to inject them at specific points in the signal processing path to allow testing the processing chain on-chip step by step. This improvement of testing the processing chain on-chip helps increasing the accuracy by following up on intermediate test parameters. Currently BOCI is already used in the industrial (mass production) context but not yet in V&V. The implementation of BOCI in V&V will come with big advantages in terms of comparability of test results between V&V and the industrial application. Within VALU3S, parts of BOCI will be implemented in order to enable this comparability.

Method Strengths A listof the strengths of the method

Proven method in IC/SOC validation
High test speed
Independent from external test equipment
Accurate testing of internal building blocks
Exclusion of certain building blocks from the system testing

Method Limitations The limitations of the method

Difficult to parallelize
Takes time to set up
Testing requires probing of the IC
Not flexible to fast adaptations

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