Practice Comprehensive Fault Detection (5.4.2) - Scan Chains and Serial Testing
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Comprehensive Fault Detection

Practice - Comprehensive Fault Detection

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a scan chain?

💡 Hint: Think about how these flip-flops are arranged.

Question 2 Easy

Name one type of fault that scan chains help identify.

💡 Hint: Consider faults that lock a signal at a specific value.

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Question 1

What type of fault occurs when an output signal is fixed?

Stuck-at Fault
Delay Fault
Bridging Fault

💡 Hint: Consider which faults involve a signal not changing as expected.

Question 2

True or False: Scan chains cannot detect bridging faults.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall if scan chains have any observable advantages.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are tasked with designing a digital circuit that must achieve high fault coverage. Discuss how you would incorporate scan chains into the design and the considerations you would make.

💡 Hint: Think about the trade-offs betweenEase of testing and design complexity.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critically evaluate how scan chains can impact yield and reliability in manufacturing processes. What potential challenges might you face?

💡 Hint: Consider both the benefits and the drawbacks of increased testing efficiency.

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