This paper describes the testability, debuggability, and manufacturubility features of the UltraSPARCTM-I microprocessor. Due to the aggressive nature of this high performance design, these three ureas needed to be adiressed at the beginning of the project to ensure success. We present the goals and analysis that lead to our decisions as well as the actual features that were implemented. The features described in this paper have helped enormously in achieving the time-to-volume goals and hence the overall success of the product.

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