Application of Error Correcting Codes in Fault-Tolerant Logic Design for VLSI Circuits

Abstract

It is now generally accepted that not all faults in VLSI logic can be represented by the stuck-at-0 and stuck-at-1 models used at the gate level. In order to ensure realistic modeling, faults should be considered at the transistor level, since only at the level the complete circuit structure is known. In other words, test for circuits should be derived based on possible 'shorts' and 'opens' at the transistor level. A stuck-open or stuck-closed transistor can be modeled by replacing the faulty transistor with an open connection or a direct short respectively between the transistor's source and drain. (rh)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA228840

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  • H. L. Martin
  • P. K. Lala

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  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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