摘要:
Methods and arrangements to enhance photon emissions responsive to a signal within an integrated circuit (IC) for observability of signal states utilizing, e.g., picosecond imaging circuit analysis (PICA), are disclosed. Embodiments attach a beacon to the signal of interest and apply a voltage across the beacon to enhance photon emissions responsive to the signal of interest. The voltage is greater than the operable circuit voltage, Vd, the enhance photon emissions with respect to intensity and energy. Thus, the photon emissions are more distinguishable from noise. In many embodiments, the beacon includes a transistor and, in several embodiments, the beacon includes an enablement device to enable and disable photon emissions from the beacon. Further, a PICA detector may capture photon emissions from the beacon and process the photons to generate time traces.
摘要:
Methods and arrangements to enhance photon emissions responsive to a signal within an integrated circuit (IC) for observability of signal states utilizing, e.g., picosecond imaging circuit analysis (PICA), are disclosed. Embodiments attach a beacon to the signal of interest and apply a voltage across the beacon to enhance photon emissions responsive to the signal of interest. The voltage is greater than the operable circuit voltage, Vdd, to enhance photon emissions with respect to intensity and energy. Thus, the photon emissions are more distinguishable from noise. In many embodiments, the beacon includes a transistor and, in several embodiments, the beacon includes an enablement device to enable and disable photon emissions from the beacon. Further, a PICA detector may capture photon emissions from the beacon and process the photons to generate time traces.
摘要:
A mechanism for diagnosing broken scan chains based on leakage light emission is provided. An image capture mechanism detects light emission from leakage current in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices. The diagnosis mechanism identifies devices with unexpected light emission. An unexpected amount of light emission may indicate that a transistor is turned off when it should be turned on or vice versa. All possible inputs may be tested to determine whether a problem exists with transistors in latches or with transistors in clock buffers. Broken points in the scan chain may then be determined based on the locations of unexpected light emission.
摘要:
Improved techniques are disclosed for monitoring or sensing process variations in integrated circuit designs. Such techniques provide such improvements by constructing variability maps correlating leakage emission images to layout information. By way of example, a method for monitoring one or more manufacturing process variations associated with a device under test (e.g., integrated circuit) comprises the following steps. An emission image representing an energy emission associated with a leakage current of the device under test is obtained. The emission image is correlated with a layout of the device under test to form a cross emission image. Common structures on the cross emission image are selected and identified as regions of interest. One or more variability measures (e.g., figures of merit) are calculated based on the energy emissions associated with the regions of interest. A variability map is created based on the calculated variability measures, wherein the variability map is useable to monitor the one or more manufacturing process variations associated with the device under test.
摘要:
Methods and arrangements to enhance photon emissions responsive to a signal within an integrated circuit (IC) for observability of signal states utilizing, e.g., picosecond imaging circuit analysis (PICA), are disclosed. Embodiments attach a beacon to the signal of interest and apply a voltage across the beacon to enhance photon emissions responsive to the signal of interest. The voltage is greater than the operable circuit voltage, Vdd, to enhance photon emissions with respect to intensity and energy. Thus, the photon emissions are more distinguishable from noise. In many embodiments, the beacon includes a transistor and, in several embodiments, the beacon includes an enablement device to enable and disable photon emissions from the beacon. Further, a PICA detector may capture photon emissions from the beacon and process the photons to generate time traces.
摘要:
Improved techniques are disclosed for monitoring or sensing process variations in integrated circuit designs. Such techniques provide such improvements by constructing variability maps correlating leakage emission images to layout information. By way of example, a method for monitoring one or more manufacturing process variations associated with a device under test (e.g., integrated circuit) comprises the following steps. An emission image representing an energy emission associated with a leakage current of the device under test is obtained. The emission image is correlated with a layout of the device under test to form a cross emission image. Common structures on the cross emission image are selected and identified as regions of interest. One or more variability measures (e.g., figures of merit) are calculated based on the energy emissions associated with the regions of interest. A variability map is created based on the calculated variability measures, wherein the variability map is useable to monitor the one or more manufacturing process variations associated with the device under test.
摘要:
Methods and arrangements to enhance photon emissions responsive to a signal within an integrated circuit (IC) for observability of signal states utilizing, e.g., picosecond imaging circuit analysis (PICA), are disclosed. Embodiments attach a beacon to the signal of interest and apply a voltage across the beacon to enhance photon emissions responsive to the signal of interest. The voltage is greater than the operable circuit voltage, Vdd, to enhance photon emissions with respect to intensity and energy. Thus, the photon emissions are more distinguishable from noise. In many embodiments, the beacon includes a transistor and, in several embodiments, the beacon includes an enablement device to enable and disable photon emissions from the beacon. Further, a PICA detector may capture photon emissions from the beacon and process the photons to generate time traces.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods are provided for packaging IC (integrated circuit) chips to enable both optical access to the back side of an IC chip and electrical access to the front side of the IC chip.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods are provided for packaging IC (integrated circuit) chips to enable both optical access to the back side of an IC chip and electrical access to the front side of the IC chip.
摘要:
Optical triggering system and method for synchronizing a test of an integrated circuit chip with its operation. An optical triggering system includes a testing mechanism, such as a PICA testing mechanism, for testing an integrated circuit chip. An optical trigger mechanism generates an optical trigger signal for synchronizing a test of the integrated circuit chip with its operation. The optical trigger mechanism provides an optical trigger signal having reduced jitter and a higher frequency rate than an electrical trigger signal resulting in a more accurate test of the integrated circuit chip.