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"Process of Establishing IEEE Standards"

Author: Dr. Yervant Zorian
Affiliation: Vice President and Chief Scientist, Virage Logic, USA

Typical, electronic systems require interoperability among multiple units often developed and produced independently. Using industry-wide standards are necessary to ensure ease of interoperability across the system. This presentation discusses the process of initiating, developing and disseminating industry-wide standards. It describes the IEEE standardization process and uses the IEEE Std. 1500-2005 as a vehicle to demonstrate this process.  The IEEE Std. 1500-2005 (Standard Testability Method for Embedded Core-based Integrated Circuits) is an IEEE standard that aims at improving ease of reuse and facilitating interoperability with respect to the test of core-based system chips, especially if they contain cores from different sources.

The increased usage of embedded pre-designed reusable cores necessitates a core-based test strategy, in which cores are tested as separate entities. Developed over a period of eight years by a multi-disciplinary team in which the various industry segments are involved, the standard was approved in August 2005.