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Test Quality Analysis and Improvement for an Embedded Asynchronous FIFO

Dubois, Tobias ; Marinissen, Erik Jan ; Azimane, Mohamed ; Wielage, Paul ; Larsson, Erik LU orcid and Wouters, Clemens (2007) Design, Automation, and Test in Europe DATE p.859-859
Abstract
Embedded First-InFirst-Out (FIFO) memories are increasingly used in many IC designs.We have created a new full-custom embedded FIFO module withasynchronous read and write clocks, which is at least a factor twosmaller and also faster than SRAM-based and standard-cell-basedcounterparts. The detection qualities of the FIFO test for bothhard and weak resistive shorts and opens have been analyzed by anIFA-like method based on analog simulation. The defect coverage ofthe initial FIFO test for shorts in the bit-cell matrix has beenimproved by inclusion of an additional data background andlow-voltage testing; for low-resistant shorts, 100% defect coverageis obtained. The defect coverage for opens has been improved by anew test procedure which... (More)
Embedded First-InFirst-Out (FIFO) memories are increasingly used in many IC designs.We have created a new full-custom embedded FIFO module withasynchronous read and write clocks, which is at least a factor twosmaller and also faster than SRAM-based and standard-cell-basedcounterparts. The detection qualities of the FIFO test for bothhard and weak resistive shorts and opens have been analyzed by anIFA-like method based on analog simulation. The defect coverage ofthe initial FIFO test for shorts in the bit-cell matrix has beenimproved by inclusion of an additional data background andlow-voltage testing; for low-resistant shorts, 100% defect coverageis obtained. The defect coverage for opens has been improved by anew test procedure which includes waitingperiods. (Less)
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embedded systems, testing, FIFO, memory, test quality analysis
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[Host publication title missing]
pages
859 - 859
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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Design, Automation, and Test in Europe DATE
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Nice, France
conference dates
2007-04-16 - 2007-04-20
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  • scopus:34548321156
ISBN
978-3-9810801-2-4
DOI
10.1109/DATE.2007.364400
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English
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  author       = {{Dubois, Tobias and Marinissen, Erik Jan and Azimane, Mohamed and Wielage, Paul and Larsson, Erik and Wouters, Clemens}},
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  title        = {{Test Quality Analysis and Improvement for an Embedded Asynchronous FIFO}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/DATE.2007.364400}},
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