Shen et al., 1992 - Google Patents
On-chip current sensing circuit for CMOS VLSIShen et al., 1992
- Document ID
 - 9457279428466335838
 - Author
 - Shen T
 - Daly J
 - Lo J
 - Publication year
 - Publication venue
 - Digest of Papers. 1992 IEEE VLSI Test Symposium
 
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CMOS is a popular technology today for very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits. But,  conventional functional testing cannot guarantee the detection of some defects. Built-in  current testing has been suggested to enhance the defect coverage. In this paper, the … 
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