Empirical Analysis of the Dependence of Test Power, Delay, Energy and Fault Coverage on the Architecture of LFSR-Based TPGs

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayyeh Koohi ◽  
Shaahin Hessabi
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Fault Coverage ◽  
Test Power

A Comprehensive Analysis of Transition Fault Coverage and Test Power Dissipation for Launch-Off-Shift and Launch-Off-Capture Schemes

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Wu ◽  
L. Dilillo ◽  
A. Bosio ◽  
P. Girard ◽  
S. Pravossoudovitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Dissipation ◽  
Fault Coverage ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Test Power ◽  
Transition Fault

BIST-Based Low Power Test Vector Generator and Minimizing Bulkiness of VLSI Architecture

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850078 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Praveen ◽  
M. N. Shanmukha Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Vlsi Architecture ◽  
Fault Coverage ◽  
Linear Feedback ◽  
Test Vector ◽  
Test Power ◽  
Chip Area ◽  
Test Vector Generator ◽  
Test Vectors

In several pseudorandom built-in self-test (BIST) circuits, the applied test vectors will be generated by a linear feedback shift register (LFSR). This type of test pattern generator (TPG) may generate some repeated test patterns, which unnecessarily increases the test power without contributing much to the fault coverage. Based on the vast designs of TPG engine, the chip area also increases by contributing for the overall power consumption of the IC. This paper presents an approach called low power — bit complements test vector generation (LP-BCTVG) technique with bipartite (half fixed) and bit insertion (either 0 or 1) techniques. In order to reduce the test power, the LP-BCTVG inserts appropriate intermediate vectors in between consecutive test vectors generated by LFSR circuit. Hence, the application of final output vectors of LP-BCTVG circuit over circuit under test decreases the test power compared with LFSR-based BIST. By complementing the output bits of LP-BCTVG, we can reduce the bulkiness of TPG engine approximately by half. This further contributes to the reduced IC size. The obtained simulation results prove that this technique can reduce the overall test power consumption along with better fault coverage when compared with LFSR-based BIST and other recent methods. Here, the proposed approach has been tested on several ISCAS’85, ISCAS’89 and ITC’99 benchmark circuits.

An Empirical Analysis of the Obtrusiveness of and Participants' Compliance with the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias R. Mehl ◽  
Shannon E. Holleran
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Data Confidentiality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Audio Recorder ◽  
Term Monitoring

Abstract. In this article, the authors provide an empirical analysis of the obtrusiveness of and participants' compliance with a relatively new psychological ambulatory assessment method, called the electronically activated recorder or EAR. The EAR is a modified portable audio-recorder that periodically records snippets of ambient sounds from participants' daily environments. In tracking moment-to-moment ambient sounds, the EAR yields an acoustic log of a person's day as it unfolds. As a naturalistic observation sampling method, it provides an observer's account of daily life and is optimized for the assessment of audible aspects of participants' naturally-occurring social behaviors and interactions. Measures of self-reported and behaviorally-assessed EAR obtrusiveness and compliance were analyzed in two samples. After an initial 2-h period of relative obtrusiveness, participants habituated to wearing the EAR and perceived it as fairly unobtrusive both in a short-term (2 days, N = 96) and a longer-term (10-11 days, N = 11) monitoring. Compliance with the method was high both during the short-term and longer-term monitoring. Somewhat reduced compliance was identified over the weekend; this effect appears to be specific to student populations. Important privacy and data confidentiality considerations around the EAR method are discussed.

Empirical Analysis of Clinical Evaluations on Children Involved in the Child Protection System: The Role of Age and Gender

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Felix ◽  
Anjali T. Naik-Polan ◽  
Christine Sloss ◽  
Lashaunda Poindexter ◽  
Karen S. Budd
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Clinical Evaluations ◽  
And Gender
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