DocumentCode
822793
Title
High defect coverage with low-power test sequences in a BIST environment
Author
Girard, Patrick ; Landrault, Christian ; Pravossoudovitch, Serge ; Virazel, Arnaud ; Wunderlich, Hans-Joachim
Author_Institution
Microelectron. Dept., LIRMM, Montpellier, France
Volume
19
Issue
5
fYear
2002
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
52
Abstract
A new technique, random single-input change (RSIC) test generation, generates low-power test patterns that provide a high level of defect coverage during low-power BIST of digital circuits. The authors propose a parallel BIST implementation of the RSIC generator and analyze its area-overhead impact
Keywords
built-in self test; design for testability; logic testing; BIST; DFT; built-in self-test; digital circuits; parallel BIST implementation; random single-input change; test generation; test pattern sequence; Built-in self-test; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Delay; Digital circuits; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Random number generation; Robustness; Test pattern generators;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7475
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MDT.2002.1033791
Filename
1033791
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