Abstract
In this paper, we present a memory fault simulator called the Random Access Memory Simulator for Error Screening (RAMSES). Although it was designed based on some well-known memory fault models, the algorithm that we developed ensures that new fault models can be included easily by adding new fault descriptors instead of modifying the algorithm or program. With RAMSES, the time complexity of memory fault simulation is improved from O(N3) to O(N2), where N is the memory capacity in terms of bits. Our approach requires only a small amount of extra memory space. Simulation results by RAMSES show that running the proposed cocktail-March tests can significantly reduce the test time. With the help of RAMSES, an efficient test algorithm called March-CW was developed for word-oriented memories.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-173 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IEEE International Workshop on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Dec 1 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Faulttolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT'99) - Albueqeurque, NM, USA Duration: 1999 Nov 1 → 1999 Nov 3 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering