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Rieko Yamamoto - IEEE Xplore Author Profile

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This paper proposes a fully-digital BIST architecture for the dynamic test of ΣΔ ADCs. The proposed BIST relies on generating a ternary stream that encodes a high-linearity analog sinusoidal and injecting it directly at the input of the ΣΔ modulator. Compared to the well-known bitstream, the use of three logic levels in the ternary stream reduces the quantization noise and, thereby, results in a t...Show More
Validation of an embedded test technique in terms of its expected yield loss and test escape metrics is a key step before it can be deployed in high-volume manufacturing. However, performing this validation at the design stage usually demands extensive computational resources, which may render electrical simulations infeasible. In this paper, we propose a digital test technique for dynamic test of...Show More
In this paper we present a Built-In Self-Test (BIST) technique to measure the natural resonance frequency of oscillators which are design to set a much higher than the working speed of most of the current Automated Test Equipment (ATE). Based on an asynchronous counter, the BIST answers by a digital output code proportional to the frequency of the oscillator under test. The efficiency of the sugge...Show More
In this paper, a ternary stimulus is proposed for testing ΣΔ Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). The ternary stimulus is composed of three logic levels {-1,0,1} and is obtained by adding a binary stream with a delayed version of itself. Only four switches are added to the input stage of the modulator of the ΣΔ ADC for facilitating the injection of the ternary stimulus. Compared to a binary stimul...Show More
In this paper we propose a method for evaluating test measurements for complex circuits that are difficult to simulate. The evaluation aims at estimating test metrics, such as parametric test escape and yield loss, with parts per million (ppm) accuracy. To achieve this, the method combines behavioral modeling, density estimation, and regression. The method is demonstrated for a previously proposed...Show More