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Worst-Case and Average-Case Analysis of n-Detection Test Sets
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Worst-Case and Average-Case Analysis of n-Detection Test Sets

Irith Pomeranz and Sudhakar Reddy
Proceedings of the conference on design, automation and test in europe, Vol.1, pp.444-449
DATE '05
03/07/2005
DOI: 10.1109/DATE.2005.330
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/0710.4735View
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Abstract

Test sets that detect each target fault n times (n-detection test sets) are typically generated for restricted values of n due to the increase in test set size with n. We perform both a worst-case analysis and an average-case analysis to check the effect of restricting n on the unmodeled fault coverage of an (arbitrary) n-detection test set. Our analysis is independent of any particular test set or test generation approach. It is based on a specific set of target faults and a specific set of untargeted faults. It shows that, depending on the circuit, very large values of n may be needed to guarantee the detection of all the untargeted faults. We discuss the implications of these results.

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