DFT & FF without resets

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DFT & Flops without resets

Hi All,

I need to implement a FIFO (a piece of memory) using Flip Flops.

For functionality of the block, there is no need to use flops with a reset for this FIFO. But what's from DFT point of view? Will it be a trouble to handle these flops without reset from DFT point of view?

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Reset is not a necessity for DFT...majority of the flops used in a design are not resettable. From a DFT point of there is no requirement for using resettable flops.
 
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artmalik said:
Reset is not a necessity for DFT...majority of the flops used in a design are not resettable. From a DFT point of there is no requirement for using resettable flops.
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I don't understand this. But isn't it required that all the flops be made resettable, since during scan you'll need to reset all the flops to a known state before shifting in the scan pattern? If the FIFO is to be made using Flip flops shouldn't they be part of a scan chain?
 

you can always flush the scan chain with a certain known pattern..... there is no requirement of flops being resettable.
one example of this ...when designing a State machine... it is possible that the State machine can get stuck in state from which it cant recover so it makes sense to reset the flops to a known state and then start using the state machine.
 
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