An approach to test determination for programmable logic arrays

  • Authors:
  • Ljubomir Cvetkovic;Milan Tuba

  • Affiliations:
  • Faculty of Computer Science, Megatrend University Belgrade, N. Belgrade, Serbia;Faculty of Computer Science, Megatrend University Belgrade, N. Belgrade, Serbia

  • Venue:
  • AIC'09 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on Applied informatics and communications
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a fault model for Programmable Logic Array in which defects appear in programmable elements. The classical models by which the faults in PLA are described (stuck-at-fault, bridging faults and cross point fault model) do not describe the defects which can appear in the programmable elements of PLA. We propose a fault model for PLA in which programmable elements where faults appear get the signal values of permanent logic 1 or permanent logic 0. We also developed a procedure for detecting a multiple fault located at the programmable elements of PLA. The testing procedure makes use of the path sensitization method. It is illustrated by some examples. By the proposed procedure a number of stuck-at-faults, bridging faults and cross point faults are detected as well.