Research Article

A Novel Scan Architecture for Low Power Scan-Based Testing

Table 2

Comparison of average power consumption during shift mode.

Prop. scan cell% imp.FLS scan cell% imp.Partial MUX gating scan cell% imp.NOR gating scan cell% imp.Modified scan cell% imp.

Avg. power (W)Shift cycle #1
Shift cycle #2
Shift cycle #3
Shift cycle #4