Improving diagnosis efficiency via machine learning

Q Huang, C Fang, S Mittal… - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Logic diagnosis, the process of identifying and locating possible defects in failing integrated
circuits, is a key step in yield learning for both technology development and high-volume …

LAIDAR: Learning for accuracy and ideal diagnostic resolution

Q Huang, C Fang, RDS Blanton - 2020 IEEE International Test …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IC diagnosis, as a key-step of yield learning, helps to uncover the root cause of chip failure.
High quality diagnosis results, measured in terms of accuracy and resolution, are crucial for …

Towards smarter diagnosis: A learning-based diagnostic outcome previewer

Q Huang, C Fang, S Mittal, RD Blanton - ACM Transactions on Design …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Given the inherent perturbations during the fabrication process of integrated circuits that
lead to yield loss, diagnosis of failing chips is a mitigating method employed during both …

Translating Test Responses to Images for Test-termination Prediction via Multiple Machine Learning Strategies

H Wang, J Li, J Wang, Z Ping, H Xiong, W Liu… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Failure diagnosis is a software-based, data-driven procedure. Collecting an excessive
amount of fail data not only increases the overall test cost but can also potentially reduce …

A learning-based cell-aware diagnosis flow for industrial customer returns

S Mhamdi, P Girard, A Virazel, A Bosio… - … Test Conference (ITC …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diagnosis is crucial in order to establish the root cause of observed failures in Systems-on-
Chip (SoC). In this paper, we present a new framework based on supervised learning for cell …

Cell-aware defect diagnosis of customer returns based on supervised learning

S Mhamdi, P Girard, A Virazel, A Bosio… - … on Device and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a new learning-guided approach for diagnosis of intra-cell defects
that may occur in customer returns. In the first part of the paper, only static defects modeled …

A comprehensive framework for cell-aware diagnosis of customer returns

P d'Hondt, S Mhamdi, P Girard, A Virazel… - Microelectronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The first step when a customer return occurs in industry is to reproduce the failure
mechanism with any original test and test conditions (voltage, temperature, etc.) used during …

Cell-aware diagnosis of customer returns using Bayesian inference

S Mhamdi, P Girard, A Virazel, A Bosio… - … on Quality Electronic …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new cell-aware diagnosis flow that can be used to address a specific
scenario (test protocol) one may encounter during diagnosis of customer returns. In this flow …

Towards improvement of mission mode failure diagnosis for system-on-chip

S Mhamdi, A Virazel, P Girard, A Bosio… - 2019 IEEE 25th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In critical (eg automotive) applications, Systems-on-Chip (SoC) failures that occurred during
mission mode (in the field) are the most critical since they may lead to catastrophic effects. In …

Diagnosis outcome preview through learning

C Fang, Q Huang, S Mittal… - 2019 IEEE 37th VLSI Test …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Logic diagnosis is a software-based methodology to identify the behavior and location of
defects in failing integrated circuits, which is an essential step in yield learning. However …