Patent ID: 7926012
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a test on a circuit design, the method comprising: using a computer system to identify a plurality of tests to be performed on the circuit design, wherein the circuit design is defined by a netlist and implementing the plurality of tests on the circuit design comprises performing a plurality of test synthesis operations; receiving, via a common interface, a first set of test parameters for performing the plurality of tests on the circuit design; calculating an impact on a performance aspect of the circuit design when the plurality of test synthesis operations is performed on the circuit design according to the first set of test parameters; and configuring performance of the plurality of tests on the circuit design using the first set of test parameters and the impact on the performance aspect, wherein configuring performance of the plurality of tests comprises generating a setup file based on the first set of test parameters, and the setup file is configured to setup a tool to perform a test within the plurality of tests.