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Extending instruction trace data flow analysis of functional test programs for multicore systems

Bertetto, 2024

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Bertetto L
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Functional test strategies have become very popular for efficiently testing devices online and as a substitute for redundancy-based techniques. Unfortunately, they typically require a significant percentage of the overall testing and validation costs. Consequently, a …
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