Analytical Test Buffer Design For Differential Signaling I/O Buffers by Error Syndrome Analysis
- Authors
- 백상현
- Issue Date
- Mar-2005
- Publisher
- IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
- Keywords
- differential input/output (I/Os); fault; high speed-interconnect; input test buffer; test
- Citation
- IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS, pp.1 - 14
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 14
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/46062
- DOI
- 10.1109/TVLSI.2004.842899
- ISSN
- 1063-8210
- Abstract
- This paper presents a novel Input Test Buffer design methodology that is used for testing the differential signaling interconnects. The input test buffer is aimed to detect hardware failures in differential electrical connections. The input test buffer can also be used to check the differential signal`s connectivity such as, diagnosing the cable connections, detecting off-lined or un-powered connections. The strategy employed here is to analyze the fault syndromes instead of enumerating the defects to achieve high fault coverage. This analysis leads to defining the key design components comprising of an Analog Null Detector that detects and preserves the fault information in the signal, and several digital engines that process this signal. Preserving the fault information is crucial, as the differential IOs are robust enough to mask the defective signal. The functionality of the test buffer is clearly defined such that the user can customize it to a specific IO technology. The impact on performance and area are negligible. The proposed input test buffer design was implemented and verified in designs using regular CML differential input buffers in the 0.13μm process. The results demonstrate comprehensive coverage for catastrophic defects. The fault detection capability is demonstrated through Spice based fault simulations.
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