The purpose of DFT testing in VLSI along with industry standard DFT implementation flows
VLSI DFT Basics: From Industry Perspective
What you’ll learn
- The purpose of DFT testing in VLSI and its role in reliable chip manufacturing.
- The chip design flow and how DFT integrates into chip design flow.
- Common manufacturing defects and fault models (stuck-at, transition, IDDQ, path delay).
- Introduction to core DFT techniques including SCAN, MBIST, and Boundary Scan.
- How analog IPs are tested — a topic rarely covered in other courses.
- Never taught before industry-standard DFT implementation flow used in real chip projects.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 1 lecture • 16min.
- The Purpose of Testing (Why?) –> 3 lectures • 46min.
- The Target of Testing (What?) –> 7 lectures • 22min.
- The Basics of Testing Methods (How?) –> 7 lectures • 1hr 14min.
- Basic DFT Implementation Flows used in Industry –> 6 lectures • 27min.
- Conclusion –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- Test your knowledge –> 0 lectures • 0min.
Requirements
VLSI DFT Basics: From Industry Perspective
Unlock the world of Design-for-Test (DFT) with this industry-oriented course designed for engineers, graduate students, and VLSI enthusiasts. DFT is a critical part of modern chip design, ensuring that your silicon is manufacturable, reliable, and testable.
In this course, you’ll learn the concepts and methods used by top semiconductor companies, presented in simple, easy-to-understand language. Unlike traditional courses, this course also covers analog IP testing and DFT implementation flows—a topic often missing in standard DFT training.
You’ll gain hands-on understanding of:
- Why testing is crucial and the goals it serves
- The types of manufacturing defects and fault models
- Core DFT methods including SCAN, MBIST, and boundary scan
- How DFT is integrated into the industry-standard chip design flow
Whether you’re a fresh graduate, RTL/backend engineer, verification engineer, or aspiring DFT professional, this condensed curriculum delivers months of industry knowledge in just a few hours.
By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to understand basics of DFT and DFT implementation flows used in industry in real-world chip designs.
This course was designed personally by me as it took me months to understand about VLSI DFT and went through so many books, trainings, user guides, and a lot more. I have condenesed all of my months of learning into this short course, which I also present in chip companies.