DocumentCode
1342326
Title
STBM: a fast algorithm to simulate IDDQ tests for leakage faults
Author
Chakravarty, Sreejit ; Zachariah, Sujit Thomas
Author_Institution
Test Technol., Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Volume
19
Issue
5
fYear
2000
fDate
5/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
568
Lastpage
576
Abstract
State-transition-based method (STBM), a fast algorithm for computing leakage fault coverage of IDDQ tests and selecting optimal IDDQ measurement points, targeting leakage faults, is presented. Experimental results presented show that STBM outperforms all known algorithms for the same problems. A comparative study of leakage and pseudo-stuck-at fault models, the latter used by commercial tool vendors, show that the pseudo-stuck-at coverage values are very pessimistic
Keywords
CMOS digital integrated circuits; digital simulation; electronic engineering computing; fault simulation; integrated circuit testing; leakage currents; logic testing; IDDQ tests simulation; STBM algorithm; fast algorithm; fault currents; leakage faults; optimal IDDQ measurement points selection; state-transition-based method; Circuit faults; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Computational modeling; Fault currents; Fault diagnosis; Logic testing; Microprocessors; Semiconductor device testing; Sequential circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0070
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/43.845081
Filename
845081
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