The function of a lock-up latch

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Hi,
A lockup latch is used to prevent data corruption caused by overwriting of new data over the present data before the clock edge occurs.

i.e there is a potential problem of data coming early and overwriting the present actual which has to be fed.

This can be prevented by placing a lock up latch with negative level sensitive D latch connecting the two different chains
 

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lockup latches

DFTC can automated add a lockup latch when your design is multiple clocking .
 

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thx all.I used the following command to stitch the chains and automatically create a lockup lach:
set_scan_configuration -clock_mixing mix_clocks
 

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akrlot said:
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could you explain why a lockup latch is inserted between scan chains with different clocks? and how to stitch two scan chains using a latch with DFTC?
thx
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see material on this page
 

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lock up latches

Lock-up latches are necessary to avoid skew problems during shift phase of
scan test. These problems occur if FF’s driven by different clock lines are
connected within a single scan chain.
For this it is recommended to separate scan chains according clock domains.
If not reasonable lock-up latches have to be inserted into the scan chain. To
allow a smooth scan chain stitching on product level it is recommended to
finish each core level scan chain by a lock-up latch.
 

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