Title :
On synchronizing sequences and unspecified values in output responses of synchronous sequential circuits
Author :
Pomeranz, Irith ; Reddy, Sudhakar M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
Unspecified values in output sequences of synchronous sequential circuits complicate fault detection and diagnosis. Special synchronizing sequences are proposed in this work to eliminate unspecified output values as early as possible. Their usefulness is demonstrated in fault diagnosis
Keywords :
fault diagnosis; logic testing; sequences; sequential circuits; synchronisation; fault detection; fault diagnosis; output responses; synchronizing sequences; synchronous sequential circuits; unspecified values; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Cities and towns; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Fault diagnosis; Sequential circuits;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Design, 2000. Thirteenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Calcutta
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0487-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICVD.2000.812639
