id: 05094161 dt: j an: 05094161 au: Sheng, Shuo; Hsiao, Michael S. ti: Success-Driven Learning in ATPG for Preimage Computation. so: IEEE Design and Test of Computers 21, No.06, 504-512 (2004). py: 2004 pu: IEEE Computer Society la: EN cc: ut: ci: li: doi:10.1109/MDT.2004.97 ab: Summary: Editor’s note: Unbounded model checking fundamentally requires either image or preimage calculations. This article introduces a hybrid method for making preimage calculations using ATPG and binary decision diagrams (BDDs). Experimental results show that the proposed method achieves a speedup of two to three orders of magnitude over pure ATPG methods. — Carl Pixley, Synopsys rv: