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- From: saari@chdasic.sps.mot.com (Jonathan Saari)
- Subject: Re: IDDQ Testing?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.173631.24375@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
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- Organization: Motorola SPS ASIC, Chandler, AZ
- References: <13968@optilink.COM>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:36:31 GMT
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- In article 13968@optilink.COM, manley@optilink.COM (Terry Manley) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan19.231338.29821@newsgate.sps.mot.com> saari@chdasic.sps.mot.com writes:
- >
- > >IDDQ testing is also necessary for the latent defects and catching faults in
- > >redundant logic...
- >
- > I'm unfamiliar with the term IDDQ testing. Would someone simply state the
- > method of this test and it history?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > dave
- > manley@optilink.com
-
-
- IDDQ testing refers to the quiescent measurement of drain current in static CMOS
- devices (it could also be called ISSQ, since most of the methods I have seen for
- measuring recommend the source node...).
-
- Typically, the device is preconditioned into a known state (all nodes off is the
- ideal) and the current at the VSS node is measured with a low ranging PMU (power
- supplies are not accurate enough in most cases...). The theory is that if there are
- any defective transistors excessive leakage current will be measured.
-
- The problems associated with this process are many:
-
- 1) If the device has resistive paths on the inputs (pull ups or pull downs) all of
- those nodes need to be accounted for.
-
- 2) If the device is very dense it becomes a very complex task to find vectors in the
- test pattern that are "ideal" for measurement. Usually, measurements need to made at
- many vectors. The algorithm used to determine what vectors to use is usually very
- difficult to write.
-
- 3) Because it is a static test, all transients require time to settle. In addition,
- all bypass capacitance on the test fixtures needs to be removed (accurate PMU's tend
- to oscillate with large amounts of capacitance loading them). Add this to item 2, and
- test times become very long.
-
- 4) Becuase of the test times and fixturing requirements, test costs can go way up.
- This may not be a problem in a high volume standard products house, but in an ASIC
- environment it can be the difference between P and L...
-
- I am not stating a preference for or against this methodology, just some thoughts.
-
- I believe I stated some of the benefits in my earlier posting. :-)
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