VLSI Scan Design Technique MCQ – Objective Question with Answer for Biotechnology

1. The major difficulty in sequential circuit testing is in

A. determining output
B. determining an internal state
C. determining the external state
D. determining input combinations

Answer: B

The major difficulty in sequential circuit testing is in determining the internal state of the circuit.

 

2. The design technique helps in improving

A. controllability
B. observability
C. controllability and observability
D. overall performance

Answer: C

The design technique is directed at improving the controllability and observability of the internal states.

 

3. A sequential circuit contains combinational logic and storage elements in

A. feedback path
B. output node
C. input node
D. non-feedback path

Answer: A

A sequential circuit contains combinational logic and storage elements in the feedback path.

 

4. Storage elements in the scan design technique are reconfigured to form

A. RAM
B. shift registers
C. buffers
D. amplifiers

Answer: B

Storage elements in the scan design technique are reconfigured to form a shift register known as the scan path.

 

5. Storage elements used are

A. D flipflops
B. JK flipflops
C. RS flipflops
D. All of the mentioned

Answer: D

Storage elements are usually D, JK, and RS flipflop elements with the classical structure being modified by the addition of a two-way multiplexer on the data inputs.

 

6. The sequential circuit operates in _____ mode/modes of operation.

A. only one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: B

The sequential circuit containing the scan paths has two modes of operation a normal and a test mode.

 

7. The efficiency of the test pattern generation is improved by

A. adding buffers
B. adding multipliers
C. partitioning
D. adding power dividers

Answer: C

The efficiency of the test pattern generation for the overall combinational logic circuit is improved by partitioning since its depth is reduced.

 

8. The scan path shift register is verified by

A. shifting in all zeroes first
B. shifting in all one first
C. adding all ones
D. adding all zeroes

Answer: B

Before applying test patterns, the scan path shift register is verified by shifting all ones then all zeroes.

 

9. In the level-sensitive aspect, when an input change occurs, the response in

A. dependent on components
B. dependent on wiring delays
C. independent of wiring delays
D. independent of input combinations

Answer: C

In the level-sensitive aspect, when an input change occurs the response is independent of the component and wiring delays within the network.

 

10. In test mode, storage elements are connected as

A. parallel shift registers
B. serial shift register
C. combiners
D. buffers

Answer: B

In the test mode, storage elements are connected as a long serial shift register.

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