IDDQ test is a valuable test method for semiconductor manufacturers. However, its effectiveness is reduced for deep sub-micron technology chips due to rising background leakage. C...
Current-based tests are the most effective methods available to detect resistive shorts. Delta IDDQ testing is the most sensitive variant and can handle off-state currents of 10-1...
The use of a single pass/fail threshold for IDDQ testing is unworkable as chip background currents increase to the point where they exceed many defect currents. This paper describ...
Peter C. Maxwell, Pete O'Neill, Robert C. Aitken, ...
Increased leakage and process variations make distinction between fault-free and faulty chips by IDDQ test difficult. Earlier the concept of Current Ratios (CR) was proposed to sc...
IDDQ test loses its effectiveness for deep sub-micron chips since it cannot distinguish between faulty and fault-free currents. The concept of current ratios, in which the ratio o...