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    Memory Fault Simulator for Static-Linked Faults

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    Static linked faults are considered an interesting class of memory faults. Their capability of influencing the behavior of other faults causes the hiding of the fault effect and makes test algorithm design and validation a very complex task. This paper presents a memory fault simulator architecture targeting the full set of linked fault

    Automatic March Tests Generations for Static Linked Faults in SRAMs

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    Static linked faults are considered an interesting class of memory faults. Their capability of influencing the behavior of other faults causes the hiding of the fault effect and makes test algorithm design a very complex task. A large number of March tests with different fault coverage have been published and some methodologies have been presented to automatically generate March tests. In this paper we present an approach to automatically generate March tests for static linked faults. The proposed approach generates better test algorithms then previous, by reducing the test lengt

    Automatic March Tests Generations for Static Linked Faults in SRAMs

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    Static linked faults are considered an interesting class of memory faults. Their capability of influencing the behavior of other faults causes the hiding of the fault effect and makes test algorithm design a very complex task. A large number of March tests with different fault coverage have been published and some methodologies have been presented to automatically generate March tests. In this paper we present an approach to automatically generate March tests for static linked faults. The proposed approach generates better test algorithms then previous, by reducing the test lengt

    SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ASSURANCE MODELING (SEAM): A WEB-BASED SOLUTION FOR INTEGRATED MISSION ASSURANCE

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    We present an overview of the Systems Engineering and Assurance Modeling (SEAM) platform, a web-browser-based tool which is designed to help engineers evaluate the radiation vulnerabilities and develop an assurance approach for electronic parts in space systems. The SEAM framework consists of three interconnected modeling tools, a SysML compatible system description tool, a Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) visual argument tool, and Bayesian Net and Fault Tree extraction and export tools. The SysML and GSN sections also have a coverage check application that ensures that every radiation fault identified on the SysML side is also addressed in the assurance case in GSN. The SEAM platform works on space systems of any degree of radiation hardness but is especially helpful for assessing radiation performance in systems with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic components

    Advanced information processing system: The Army fault tolerant architecture conceptual study. Volume 2: Army fault tolerant architecture design and analysis

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    Described here is the Army Fault Tolerant Architecture (AFTA) hardware architecture and components and the operating system. The architectural and operational theory of the AFTA Fault Tolerant Data Bus is discussed. The test and maintenance strategy developed for use in fielded AFTA installations is presented. An approach to be used in reducing the probability of AFTA failure due to common mode faults is described. Analytical models for AFTA performance, reliability, availability, life cycle cost, weight, power, and volume are developed. An approach is presented for using VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) to describe and design AFTA's developmental hardware. A plan is described for verifying and validating key AFTA concepts during the Dem/Val phase. Analytical models and partial mission requirements are used to generate AFTA configurations for the TF/TA/NOE and Ground Vehicle missions

    Dependability Assessment of NAND Flash-memory for Mission-critical Applications

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    It is a matter of fact that NAND flash memory devices are well established in consumer market. However, it is not true that the same architectures adopted in the consumer market are suitable for mission critical applications like space. In fact, USB flash drives, digital cameras, MP3 players are usually adopted to store "less significant" data which are not changing frequently (e.g., MP3s, pictures, etc.). Therefore, in spite of NAND flash's drawbacks, a modest complexity is usually needed in the logic of commercial flash drives. On the other hand, mission critical applications have different reliability requirements from commercial scenarios. Moreover, they are usually playing in a hostile environment (e.g., the space) which contributes to worsen all the issues. We aim at providing practical valuable guidelines, comparisons and tradeoffs among the huge number of dimensions of fault tolerant methodologies for NAND flash applied to critical environments. We hope that such guidelines will be useful for our ongoing research and for all the interested reader

    Reduced Galloping Column Algorithm For Memory Testing

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    Memory testing is significantly important nowadays especially in SOC’s design, due to their rapid growth in the memory density and design complexity in smaller chip area and low power design. Thus, test time in memory testing is a key challenge to accelerate time to market, high yield and low test cost in high volume manufacturing. Test time reduction in memory testing is important in industry, as test cost is directly related to validation time of each product on the tester. There are lots of memory algorithms used for memory testing, including the galloping column algorithm (GalCol). The GalCol algorithm test is important to detect unique coupling and transition faults. However, the existing GalCol algorithm takes huge test time due to its test complexity. To overcome the test time issue in industry, reduced GalCol algorithms with solid data background are proposed. The reduced GalCol algoritms have similar test behavior as original GalCol algorithm with major difference in the number of galloping of the target cells. The galloping of target cells are reduced to first and last 8, 16 and 32 of cells of every base cell. This project is progressed in two stages, which are the software development using INTEL software and Synopsys tool and test implementation on INTEL production flow. These algorithm are verified on 15 units of 64KB L2 SRAM memory. In this project, test time reduction and consistent pass fail test results are achieved in the reduced GalCol algorithm tests. The GalCol X8 algorithm obtains the highest test time reduction of about 79.5% at 600MHz and 75.7% at 1.6GHz with consistent pass or fail test results comparable to original GalCol algorithm in the HVM test flow

    Course development in IC manufacturing

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    A traditional curriculum in electrical engineering separates semiconductor processing courses from courses in circuit design. As a result, manufacturing topics involving yield management and the study of random process variations impacting circuit behaviour are usually vaguely treated. The subject matter of this paper is to report a course developed at Texas A&M University, USA, to compensate for the aforementioned shortcoming. This course attempts to link technological process and circuit design domains by emphasizing aspects such as process disturbance modeling, yield modeling, and defect-induced fault modeling. In a rapidly changing environment where high-end technologies are evolving towards submicron features and towards high transistor integration, these aspects are key factors to design for manufacturability. The paper presents the course's syllabus, a description of its main topics, and results on selected project assignments carried out during a normal academic semeste

    Dependability Assessment of NAND Flash-memory for Mission-critical Applications

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    It is a matter of fact that NAND flash memory devices are well established in consumer market. However, it is not true that the same architectures adopted in the consumer market are suitable for mission critical applications like space. In fact, USB flash drives, digital cameras, MP3 players are usually adopted to store "less significant" data which are not changing frequently (e.g., MP3s, pictures, etc.). Therefore, in spite of NAND flash’s drawbacks, a modest complexity is usually needed in the logic of commercial flash drives. On the other hand, mission critical applications have different reliability requirements from commercial scenarios. Moreover, they are usually playing in a hostile environment (e.g., the space) which contributes to worsen all the issues. We aim at providing practical valuable guidelines, comparisons and tradeoffs among the huge number of dimensions of fault tolerant methodologies for NAND flash applied to critical environments. We hope that such guidelines will be useful for our ongoing research and for all the interested readers

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