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Time slot specification based approach to analog fault diagnosis using built-in current sensors and test point insertion

  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Kwandong University

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Abstract

Testing and diagnosis of analog circuits continues to be a hard task for test engineers and efficient test methodologies to tackle these problems are needed. This paper proposes a novel analog test method using time slot specification (TSS) based built-in current sensors. A technique for location of a fault site and fault type, based on TSS, is presented. The proposed built-in current sense and decision module (BSDM), in association with TSS analysis, has high testability and good fault coverage, and a capability to diagnose catastrophic faults and parametric faults in analog circuits. The digital output of the BSDM can be easily combined with built-in digital test modules for mixed-signal IC testing. The general heuristics for test point placement are also described.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th Asian Test Symposium, ATS 2002
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages429-434
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0769518257, 0769518257
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Event11th Asian Test Symposium, ATS 2002 - Guam, United States
Duration: Nov 18 2002Nov 20 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Asian Test Symposium
Volume2002-January
ISSN (Print)1081-7735

Conference

Conference11th Asian Test Symposium, ATS 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGuam
Period11/18/0211/20/02

Keywords

  • Fault diagnosis
  • Strontium
  • Testing

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