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Timing-reasoning-based delay fault diagnosis

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Timing-reasoning-based delay fault diagnosis
In this paper, we propose a timing-reasoning algorithm to improve the resolution of delay fault diagnosis. In contrast to previous approaches which identify candidates by utilizing only logic conditions, we propose a timing-simulationbased method to perform the candidate reasoning. Based on the circuit timing information, we identify invalid candidates which cannot maintain the consistency of failure behaviors. By eliminating those invalid candidates, the diagnosis resolution can be improved. We then analyze the problem of circuit timing uncertainty caused by the delay variation and the simulation model. We calculate a metric, named invalid-probability, for each candidate. Then we propose a candidate-ranking heuristic which is robust with respect to such sources of timing uncertainty. By ranking the candidates based on their invalid-probability, we can improve the candidate first-hit-rate of the traditional critical path tracing (CPT) technique. To demonstrate the efficiency of the ...
Kai Yang, Kwang-Ting Cheng
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Authors Kai Yang, Kwang-Ting Cheng
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