NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

Let’s review some common terminology, types of power faults, what traditional solutions are available along with their challenges, and the modern protection ICs and their benefits. Common Terminology ...

A different set of fault models and testing techniques is required for memory blocks vs. logic. MBIST algorithms that are used to detect faults inside memory are based upon these fault models. This ...

Faults in the Earth are categorized into three general groups based on the sense of slip, or movement, that occur along them during earthquakes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The IDDQ test relies on measuring the supply current (I DD) of an IC’s quiescent state, when the circuit isn’t switching and inputs are held at static values. Test patterns are used to place the ...

Functional safety is a major challenge for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other semiconductor designs. Safety requirements go beyond traditional verification, which focuses on design bugs.

Fault simulation, one of the oldest tools in the EDA industry toolbox, is receiving a serious facelift after it almost faded from existence. In the early days, fault simulation was used to grade the ...

Download this article in PDF format. The complexity of automotive integrated circuits (ICs) has grown exponentially with the introduction of advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous drive ...