Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B (전자공학회논문지B)
- Volume 32B Issue 11
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- Pages.1434-1444
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- 1995
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- 1016-135X(pISSN)
Design of a Built-in Current Sensor for Current Testing Method in CMOS VLSI
CMOS 회로의 전류 테스팅를 위한 내장형 전류감지기 설계
Abstract
Current test has recently been known to be a promising testing method in CMOS VLSI because conventional voltage test can not make sure of the complete detection of bridging, gate-oxide shorts, stuck-open faults and etc. This paper presents a new BIC(built-in current sensor) for the internal current test in CMOS logic circuit. A single phase clock is used in the BIC to reduce the control circuitry of it and to perform a self- testing for a faulty current. The BIC is designed to detect the faulty current at the end of the clock period, so that it can test the CUT(circuit under test) with much longer critical propagation delay time and larger area than conventional BICs. The circuit is composed of 18 devices and verified by using the SPICE simulator.
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