BIST isn't differentiated enough to be a company's principal product

Implications: BIST (built in self test) is an important tool as part of an overall test suite, but today is largely a commodity that economically cannot stand alone as a product.  Logicvision has tied its fortunes to BIST, and cannot compete with the larger EDA companies that provide BIST as part of their integrated test offerings.

Analysis: When BIST is combined with design for test (DFT) techniques and external test, a comprehensive test strategy can be designed for new devices.  An optimized test suite for each device design will employ differing amounts of each of the three components depending on a variety of factors, but BIST cannot be the entire solution.  Designers who use EDA tools from one of the major suppliers are unlikely to go to Logicvision for the BIST component when an integrated version is already available from their EDA supplier.