On multiple bridging faults

Multiple faults are typically detected by test sets for single faults. For bridging faults, we show that fault activation conditions are more difficult to create for certain multiple faults than for the single faults that comprise them. As a result, a test set for single bridging faults may leave significant percentages of detectable multiple faults undetected. We discuss three such cases, corresponding to three types of bridging faults, and present experimental results for one of them. As part of this study we consider the ability of a 10-detection test set for single stuck-at faults to detect multiple bridging faults of this type.