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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">global-journal-of-computer-science-and-technology-c-software-data-engineering</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology - C: Software &amp; Data Engineering</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-4350</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">0975-4172</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-title>An On-Chip Delay Measurement Technique for Small-Delay Defect Detection using Signature Registers</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Soma</surname><given-names>Rajeshwari</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tabassum</surname><given-names>Zulekha</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S.Prathap</surname><given-names></given-names></name></contrib>
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<aff id="aff1">INDIA, JNTUH</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2013-01-15">
<day>15</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2013</year>
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<volume>13</volume>
<issue>C10</issue>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<abstract><p>This paper presents a delay measurement technique using signature analysis, and a scan design for the proposed delay measurement technique to detect small-delay defects. The proposed measurement technique measures the delay of the explicitly sensitized paths with the resolution of the on-chip variable clock Generator. The proposed scan design realizes complete on-chip delay measurement in short measurement time using the proposed delay measurement technique and extra latches for storing the test vectors. The evaluation with Rohm 0.18-m process shows that the measurement time is 67.8% reduced compared with that of the delay measurement with standard scan design on average. The area overhead is 23.4% larger than that of the delay measurement architecture using standard scan design, and the difference of the area overhead between enhanced scan design and the proposed method is 7.4% on average. The data volume is 2.2 times of that of test set for normal testing on average.</p></abstract>
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<kwd>delay estimation</kwd>
<kwd>design for testability (DFT)</kwd>
<kwd>integrated circuit measurements</kwd>
<kwd>semiconductor device reliability</kwd>
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<p>This paper presents a delay measurement technique using signature analysis, and a scan design for the proposed delay measurement technique to detect small-delay defects. The proposed measurement technique measures the delay of the explicitly sensitized paths with the resolution of the on-chip variable clock Generator. The proposed scan design realizes complete on-chip delay measurement in short measurement time using the proposed delay measurement technique and extra latches for storing the test vectors. The evaluation with Rohm 0.18- m process shows that the measurement time is 67.8% reduced compared with that of the delay measurement with standard scan design on average. The area overhead is 23.4% larger than that of the delay measurement architecture using standard scan design, and the difference of the area overhead between enhanced scan design and the proposed method is 7.4% on average. The data volume is 2.2 times of that of test set for normal testing on average.</p>
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