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	Tổng hợp logic	Tạo Mẫu Kiểm Thử Tự Động
Lĩnh vực	Kỹ thuật điện	Kỹ thuật điện
Họ	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Năm ra đời	1987	1966
Người khởi xướng	Robert Brayton	J. Paul Roth
Loại	Automated conversion of HDL descriptions to gate-level netlists	Automated fault-detection test vector generation
Công trình gốc	Brayton, R. K., Hachtel, G. D., McMullin, C. T., Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, A. L., & Vincentelli, A. S. (1987). Logic Synthesis for VLSI Design. Kluwer Academic.	Abramovici, M., Breuer, M. A., & Friedman, A. D. (1990). Digital Systems Testing and Testable Design. Computer Science Press.
Tên gọi khác	RTL synthesis, Hardware synthesis, Logic optimization	ATPG, Test pattern generation, Fault-based testing
Liên quan	3	3
Tóm tắt	Logic Synthesis is the automated conversion of high-level hardware descriptions (RTL in Verilog/VHDL) into optimized gate-level netlists. Pioneered by Brayton et al. at UC Berkeley in the 1980s-1990s, logic synthesis transforms behavioral specifications into physical implementations, optimizing for area, speed, and power. Synthesis is essential to modern digital design, enabling rapid iteration and automation of the most tedious manual tasks.	Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) is the automated creation of test vectors that detect manufacturing defects in digital circuits. Pioneered by Roth in 1966, ATPG systematically finds inputs that make stuck-at faults observable at outputs, enabling comprehensive fault detection. ATPG is critical for semiconductor manufacturing: enabling high test coverage ensures only good chips ship and identifies manufacturing process issues.