用于混合信号VLSI的可扩展JTAG控制器IP核设计

Design of Extendable JTAG Controller IP Core for Mixed-signal VLSI

正电子发射断层成像系统(PET)前端读出电路是数模混合信号超大规模集成电路芯片.针对多通道高性能PET专用集成电路芯片的特点,采用JTAG控制器对该芯片进行初始控制和辅助测试.采用TSMC 0.18μmCMOS工艺设计实现了一个可扩展的JTAG控制器IP核,支持14组可扩展控制信号和16个多位寄存器扫描链的读/写操作,并配备定制的底层驱动软件.该JTAG控制器IP核还可用于其它混合信号VLSI的控制与测试,具有较强的通用性和工程实用价值.

The front-end read-out circuit for Positron Emission Tomography（PET） imaging system is a kind of digital-analog mixed-signal VLSI.Based on the features of multi-channel and high performances of these kinds of chip,the JTAG controller is adopted to realize the initial control and auxiliary test of the chip.An extendable JTAG controller IP core is designed using TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS process,which supports 14 groups of extendable control signal and also supports the reading and writing operations of 16 multi-bits registers scan chains,and joins with the customized substrate driving software.The designed JTAG controller IP core can be also used for the controlling and testing of other mixed-signal VLSI,and has good universality and engineering usage.