Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing fault diagnosis are
disclosed herein. In certain disclosed embodiments, methods for
diagnosing faults from compressed test responses are provided. For
example, in one exemplary embodiment, a circuit description of an at
least partially scan-based circuit-under-test and a compactor for
compacting test responses captured in the circuit-under-test is received.
A transformation function performed by the compactor to the test
responses captured in the circuit-under-test is determined. A diagnostic
procedure for evaluating uncompressed test responses is modified into a
modified diagnostic procedure that incorporates the transformation
function therein. Computer-readable media comprising computer-executable
instructions for causing a computer to perform any of the disclosed
methods are also provided. Likewise, computer-readable media comprising
lists of fault candidates identified by any of the disclosed methods or
circuit descriptions created or modified by the disclosed methods are
provided.