Title :
Implementation of the transient response measurement of mixed-signal circuits
Author :
Shepherd, P.R. ; Bertin, A. ; Al-Qutayri, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the practical realisation of the transient response analysis proposed previously (1990, 1991) for the testing of mixed analogue/digital circuits. In this measurement system the circuit under test (CUT) is stimulated by a series of pulses in the form of a pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS). The transient response of the circuit is captured using a high speed analogue-digital converter and then transferred to a computer for subsequent signal analysis. The hardware system is described and results presented for both analogue and mixed signal circuits
Keywords :
automatic testing; integrated circuit testing; linear integrated circuits; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; random processes; signal processing; transient response; analogue circuits; high speed analogue-digital converter; mixed-signal circuits; pseudo random binary sequence; signal analysis; transient response measurement; Analog-digital conversion; Binary sequences; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit testing; Digital circuits; Pulse circuits; Pulse measurements; System testing; Transient analysis; Transient response;
Conference_Titel :
European Test Conference, 1993. Proceedings of ETC 93., Third
Conference_Location :
Rotterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3360-3
DOI :
10.1109/ETC.1993.246532
