Title :
Concurrent detection of soft errors based on current monitoring
Author :
Tsiatouhas, Y. ; Haniotakis, Th ; Nikolos, D. ; Efstathiou, C.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Silicon Solutions Div, Integrated Syst. Dev. S.A., Halandri, Greece
Abstract :
Transient faults in future ICs turns to be a major consideration as the silicon process scales down. In this paper we propose a new soft error detecting technique with low area overhead, high detection speed and negligible performance penalty on the functional circuit under check. Among the already known techniques for soft error detection in logic circuits the proposed technique is the only one that is based on current monitoring
Keywords :
fault diagnosis; integrated circuit testing; logic testing; IC; concurrent soft error detection; current monitoring; logic circuit; transient fault; Circuit faults; Clocks; Computer errors; Informatics; Logic circuits; Monitoring; Power supplies; Protection; Silicon; Single event transient;
Conference_Titel :
On-Line Testing Workshop, 2001. Proceedings. Seventh International
Conference_Location :
Taormina
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1290-9
DOI :
10.1109/OLT.2001.937828