Research Article

A Novel Scan Architecture for Low Power Scan-Based Testing

Table 4

Comparison of propagation delay overhead.

Proposed scan cellFLS scan cell Partial MUX gating scan cellNOR gating scan cellModified scan cell
Ave. propa. delay (S)% imp.Ave. propa. delay (S)% imp. Ave. propa. delay (S)% imp.Ave. propa. Delay (S)% imp.Ave. propa. delay (S)% imp.

SI to shift output (shift delay)
DI to shift output (capture delay)
DI to (launch delay)
CLK to shift output
CLK to (launch) output