[algogeeks] Re: Problems 4-6 of CLRS: VLSI chip testing

2007-11-28 Thread LostL
Thank you very much! I think the most hard part of this problem is problem b. For problem b, if I devide n chips into two parts: n-n/2, and n/2, it is easy to prove that at least one of the two parts will satisfy the condition that more than half of the chips are good, so if I can find out

[algogeeks] Problems 4-6 of CLRS: VLSI chip testing

2007-11-22 Thread LostL
Here is the description of this problem: Professor Diogenes has n supposedly identical VLSI[1] chips that in principle are capable of testing each other. The professor's test jig accommodates two chips at a time. When the jig is loaded,