Design of C-testable DCVS binary array dividers

Clocked differential cascode voltage switch (DCVS) circuits are dynamic CMOS circuits that have the advantage of being protected against test-set invalidation due to circuit delays and timing skews. The problem of testing nonrestoring and restoring DCVS binary array dividers is discussed. It is shown that a DCVS nonrestoring array divider can be made C-testable with only four or five vectors. These vectors detect all the detectable single stuck-at, stuck-open, and stuck-on faults in the circuit. The additional hardware required to achieve C-testability for an n*n nonrestoring array divider only consists of n-1 two-input XOR gates and one control input. It is also shown that a restoring DCVS binary array divider can be made C-testable with only six vectors, which also detect all the detectable single stuck-at, stuck-open, and stuck-on faults in the circuit. The hardware overhead required for the C-testable design of the n*n restoring array divider consists of n two-input XOR gates and one control input.<
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