Title
Symmetry-based A/M-S BIST (SymBIST): Demonstration on a SAR ADC IP
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a defect-oriented Built-In Self-Test (BIST) paradigm for analog and mixed-signal (A/MS) Integrated Circuits (ICs), called symmetry-based BIST (Sym-BIST). SymBIST exploits inherent symmetries into the design to generate invariances that should hold true only in defect-free operation. Violation of any of these invariances points to defect detection. We demonstrate SymBIST on a 65nm 10-bit Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) IP by ST Microelectronics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.23919/DATE48585.2020.9116189
2020 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
SAR ADC IP,Self-Test paradigm,SymBIST,defect-free operation,Analog-to-Digital Converter IP,symmetry-based A-M-S BIST,ST Microelectronics,successive approximation register,analog-mixed-signal integrated circuits,A-MS integrated circuits,defect detection,size 65.0 nm
Conference
1530-1591
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-7281-4468-9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5