Title :
Systematic memory test generation for DRAM defects causing two floating nodes
Author :
Al-Ars, Zaid ; Van de Goor, Ad J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Technol. & Syst., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
The high complexity of the faulty behavior observed in DRAMs is caused primarily by the presence of internal floating nodes in defective DRAMs. This paper describes a new analysis method to apply electrical simulation for investigating the faulty behavior resulting from defects causing two floating nodes within the memory. The paper also presents the results of a simulation study performed on bit line opens to validate the newly proposed method, and suggests a test to detect these bit line opens.
Keywords :
DRAM chips; failure analysis; fault simulation; logic testing; DRAM; defects simulation; dynamic faults; electrical simulation; internal floating nodes; memory test; Analytical models; Capacitors; Circuit faults; Circuit simulation; History; Information technology; Performance analysis; Random access memory; System testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Memory Technology, Design and Testing, 2003. Records of the 2003 International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2004-9
DOI :
10.1109/MTDT.2003.1222357