The principles of inductive fault analysis (IFA), a technique for the determination of a list of the possible faults in an integrated circuit, ranked according to their probability of occurrence, are reviewed and criticised. It is pointed out that IFA should be upgraded to achieve reasonable flexibility in dealing with different MOS technologies and that the Monte Carlo approach, used for determination of fault probabilities, cannot practically provide reliable fault ranking. A possible approach to more algorithmic and less technology-dependent IFA and an alternative to the Monte Carlo method for evaluation of fault probabilities are discussed, together with a simple application example.

Inductive fault analysis revisited / F., Corsi; Morandi, Carlo. - In: IEE PROCEEDINGS. PART G. CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0956-3768. - 138:(1991), pp. 253-263.

Inductive fault analysis revisited

MORANDI, Carlo
1991-01-01

Abstract

The principles of inductive fault analysis (IFA), a technique for the determination of a list of the possible faults in an integrated circuit, ranked according to their probability of occurrence, are reviewed and criticised. It is pointed out that IFA should be upgraded to achieve reasonable flexibility in dealing with different MOS technologies and that the Monte Carlo approach, used for determination of fault probabilities, cannot practically provide reliable fault ranking. A possible approach to more algorithmic and less technology-dependent IFA and an alternative to the Monte Carlo method for evaluation of fault probabilities are discussed, together with a simple application example.
1991
Inductive fault analysis revisited / F., Corsi; Morandi, Carlo. - In: IEE PROCEEDINGS. PART G. CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0956-3768. - 138:(1991), pp. 253-263.
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