Reliability evaluation of circuits designed in multi-and single-stage versions

  • R. B. Schvittz
  • , M. Pontes
  • , C. Meinhardt
  • , D. T. Franco
  • , L. Naviner
  • , L. S. Da Rosa
  • , P. F. Butzen

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Abstract

Nanometer circuits suffer heavily from fabrication, transient and permanent failures. Circuit reliability has to be added to the design space. Probabilistic transfer matrix is an exact method to calculate the reliability of a circuit. Traditionally, logic gates are the basic blocks of this method with a constant reliability for all gates and all possible input vector combination. This paper introduces the importance of considering the transistor arrangement as a pre-processing step and presents an analysis of logic functions designed in single-and multi-stage versions. The results show that single-stage versions present higher reliability when compared to the multi-stage solution. These results confirm the higher robustness induced by more complex arrangements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication9th IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538623114
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jun 2018
Event9th IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2018 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Duration: 25 Feb 201828 Feb 2018

Publication series

Name9th IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference9th IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2018
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityPuerto Vallarta
Period25/02/1828/02/18

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • Digital ICs
  • Reliability

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