Opleiding: Analog / Mixed-Signal Test and Design-for-Test for Integrated Circuits
Integrated circuits (ICs) are manufactured by a long sequence of high-precision and hence defectprone processing steps. Each IC must undergo stringent electrical tests to weed out defective parts and guarantee outgoing product quality to the customer. The field of ‘Design-for-Test’ (DfT) focuses in the broad sense on developing economically adequate tests for ICs. The tests must ensure sufficient quality at acceptable test application costs, corresponding to the target application area (e.g., wireless consumer products have less stringent quality requirements, but also different test cost budgets than medical or aerospace products).
Analog and mixed-signal (A/MS) ICs require different testers than for digital ICs, as well as different DfT techniques, measures of test quality, fault simulation, and test programs. Until quite recently, there has been very little automation to address these differences, mostly due to a lack of standardization in defining analog faults and defects, measuring a test’s coverage, test access to ICs, and DfT circuitry. This course teaches the principles of practical A/MS DfT and test, and the imminent IEEE standards that facilitate systematic solutions now and eventually much more automation.
This course is presented by a world-renowned speaker in the field with broad scientific and industrial experience: Stephen Sunter, Engineering Director for Mixed Signal DfT of Siemens EDA.
His course stands out due to the fact that:
- it is highly practical: combining specification-based and structural tests for manufacturing defects and functional safety
- it has an industry-standard focus: up-to-date details on IEEE P2427 (defect coverage) and P1687.2 (analog IJTAG)
- it is interactive: balanced lectures and Q&A tailor the content to participants' real challenges.
This training is available for open enrollment as well as for in-company sessions. For in-company sessions, the training can be adapted to your situation and special needs.
