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8th International Conference on VLSI Design
Synthesis of asynchronous circuits for stuck-at and robust path delay fault testability
New Delhi, India
January 04-January 07
ISBN: 0-8186-6905-5
S.M. Nowick, Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
N.K. Jha, Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Fu-Chiung Cheng, Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
In this paper we present methods for synthesizing multi-level asynchronous circuits to be both hazard-free and completely testable. Making an asynchronous two-level circuit hazard-free usually requires the introduction of either redundant or non-prime cubes, or both. This adversely affects its testability. However, using extra inputs, which is seldom necessary, and a synthesis for testability method, we convert the two-level circuit into a multi-level circuit which is completely testable. To avoid the addition of extra inputs as much as possible we introduce new exact minimization algorithms for hazard-free two-level logic where we first minimize the number of redundant cubes and then minimize the number of non-prime cubes. We target both the stuck-at and robust path delay fault models using similar methods. However, the area overhead for the latter may be slightly higher than for the former.
Index Terms:
asynchronous circuits; design for testability; hazards and race conditions; minimisation of switching nets; delays; redundancy; logic design; combinational circuits; logic testing; multivalued logic circuits; asynchronous circuits; stuck-at fault testability; robust path delay fault testability; multilevel logic; hazard-free logic; synthesis for testability method; multi-level circuit; minimization algorithms; area overhead
Citation:
S.M. Nowick, N.K. Jha, Fu-Chiung Cheng, "Synthesis of asynchronous circuits for stuck-at and robust path delay fault testability," vlsid, pp.171, 8th International Conference on VLSI Design, 1995
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