Title :
Gate-level modeling of leakage current failure induced by total dose for the generation of worst-case test vectors
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
fDate :
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel gate-level model has been developed for the automatic generation of worst-case test vectors for leakage current failure induced in CMOS devices by total dose
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; VLSI; automatic testing; failure analysis; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; leakage currents; radiation effects; CMOS devices; automatic generation; gate-level modeling; leakage current failure; total dose; worst-case test vectors; Automatic testing; Circuit testing; Fault diagnosis; Inverters; Leakage current; Logic testing; MOSFETs; SPICE; Semiconductor device modeling; Threshold voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on