J. Arguelles, Dept. de Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
M.J. Lopez, Dept. de Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
J. Blanco, Dept. de Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
M. Martinez, Dept. de Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
S. Bracho, Dept. de Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
Abstract: A Design-for-Test (DfT) methodology is proposed to perform an analysis of the dynamic supply current consumption as a testing methodology for continuous time filters. A built-in current sensor has been developed to analyze the dynamic current and a partitioning methodology, based on this sensor, has been developed to improve test reliability on large circuits under test. The DfT proposal allows one to use a conventional digital automatic test equipment (ATE) on this analog circuit type. Some experimental results are reported to illustrate the proposed DfT method.
Index Terms:
continuous time filters; integrated circuit testing; design for testability; built-in self test; automatic testing; CMOS analogue integrated circuits; continuous-time filters; design-for-test methodology; dynamic supply current consumption; built-in current sensor; dynamic current; partitioning methodology; test reliability; automatic test equipment; CMOS
Citation:
J. Arguelles, M.J. Lopez, J. Blanco, M. Martinez, S. Bracho, "Iddt testing of continuous-time filters," vts, pp.0101, 13th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS'95), 1995