Computing Dictionary
scan design definition
electronics (Or "Scan-In, Scan-Out") A electronic circuit design technique which aims to increase the controllability and observability of a digital
logic circuit by incorporating special "
scan registers" into the circuit so that they form a
scan path.
Some of the more common types of scan design include the
multiplexed register designs and
level-sensitive scan design (LSSD) used extensively by
IBM.
Boundary scan can be used alone or in combination with either of the above techniques.
["Digital Systems Testing and Testable Design" by Abramovici, Breuer, and Friedman, ISBN 0-7167-8179-4].
["Design of Testable Logic Circuits" by R.G. Bennetts, (Brunel/Southhampton Universities), ISBN 0-201-14403-4].
(1995-02-23)
