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International Test Conference 2002 (ITC'02)
Test and Evaluation of Multiple Embedded Mixed-Signal Test Cores
Baltimore, MD, USA
October 07-October 10
ISBN: 0-7803-7543-2
Mohamed Hafed, McGill University
Gordon W. Roberts, McGill University
The simultaneous operation of multiple embedded analog test cores is investigated through experiments on a prototype integrated circuit containing eight such cores. Each core consists of a scan memory, some passive filters, and a fully synchronized integrated waveform digitizer for signal extraction. The circuit supports fully differential signal generation and digitization and employs common circuit techniques to enhance robustness to process variation. Simultaneous operation is demonstrated to achieve over 12-bits of amplitude resolution and more than 70 dB SFDR over a 20 MHz bandwidth. Matching issues are investigated, and instrument uniformity across about 250 cores is verified by measuring waveform generator offset errors, digitizer offset errors, and test core frequency response variability.
Citation:
Mohamed Hafed, Gordon W. Roberts, "Test and Evaluation of Multiple Embedded Mixed-Signal Test Cores," itc, pp.1022, International Test Conference 2002 (ITC'02), 2002
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