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Question: Explain how due to the stuck open fault the combinational circuit can exhibit sequential behavior
By:     Date: 2012-12-22

Answer: Stuck-open fault – A transistor becomes permanently nonconducting due to some defect. – May require a sequence of test vectors for detection. – A combinational circuit can exhibit sequential behavior. Consider CMOS implementation of a 2 input (A,B as inputs) NOR gate where the PMOS transistors are T1 and T2, say. For detecting T1 stuck-open: – Apply a two pattern test. • First pattern: AB = 10 or 01 or 11 • Second pattern: AB = 00 – This test will also detect T2 stuck-open. • Two-vector s-op test can be constructed by ordering two stuck-at tests.

By: Dr. Santosh Biswas     Date: 2013-01-04
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