15th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS'97)
Integrating on-chip temperature sensors into DfT schemes and BIST architectures
Monterey, California
April 27-May 01
ISBN: 0-8186-7810-0
V. Szekely, Dept. of Electron Devices, Tech. Univ. Budapest, Hungary
M. Rencz, Dept. of Electron Devices, Tech. Univ. Budapest, Hungary
B. Courtois, Dept. of Electron Devices, Tech. Univ. Budapest, Hungary
The continuously increasing power densities in integrated circuits necessitated the introduction of DfTT (Design for Thermal Testability) design methodology to prevent overheating effects. Newly developed CMOS temperature sensors enable the application of DfTT principle in safety-critical circuits. Parameters and operation principles of the low-power small-area temperature sensor family are presented in details in the paper, followed by the discussion of placement and testing strategies.
Index Terms:
CMOS integrated circuits; on-chip low-power small-area CMOS temperature sensor; BIST; integrated circuit testing; DfTT; design for thermal testability; safety-critical circuit
Citation:
V. Szekely, M. Rencz, B. Courtois, "Integrating on-chip temperature sensors into DfT schemes and BIST architectures," vts, pp.440, 15th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS'97), 1997