Title :
Self-checking comparator with one periodic output
Author :
Kundu, S. ; Sogomonyan, E.S. ; Goessel, M. ; Tarnick, S.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a new self-checking comparator with one periodic output. The comparator can be used as a two-rail checker or as an equality checker. Two different input patterns are sufficient to detect all the faults considered
Keywords :
built-in self test; comparators (circuits); input patterns; periodic output; self-checking comparator; two-rail checker; Added delay; Circuit faults; Computer errors; Costs; Fault detection; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; Markov processes; Operations research; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on