Title :
A Current Mode, Parallel, Two-Rail Code Checker
Author :
Matakias, Sotiris ; Tsiatouhas, Yiorgos ; Haniotakis, Themistoklis ; Arapoyanni, Angela
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf.&Telecom, Athens Univ., Athens
Abstract :
A current mode, periodic outputs, parallel two-rail code (TRC) checker, suitable for the implementation of high fan-in embedded checkers, is presented. The new checker is characterised by high testability, high speed operation and low silicon area requirements. The circuit has been designed, for various fan-in values, in a 0.18 mum technology and electrical simulations have been carried out to validate its operation, considering process, power supply and temperature variations as well as variations of the electrical parameters.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; circuit design; current mode; electrical simulations; fan-in embedded checkers; parallel two-rail code checker; power supply; Aerospace electronics; Circuit faults; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Hardware; Monitoring; Power supplies; Silicon; Error-checking; Integrated Circuits; Reliability; Reliability and Testing; Testing; VLSI; and Fault-Tolerance;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
