Finitely self-checking circuits and their application on current sensors

Abstract

The theory of digital self-checking circuits has been developed in order to make formal the techniques of designing digital circuits allowing one to ensure on-line concurrent error detection. In recent years analog and mixed signal circuits have gained importance and represent a relevant part of the products of the integrated circuits industry. The design of self-checking analog and mixed signals circuits is a potential solution in order to achieve the reliability of systems using such circuits. Thus, establishing the self-checking theory for analog and mixed signal circuits will allow one to make the design of such circuits formal, and is of great importance. This paper proposes the basic theory of self-checking analog and mixed signal circuits and applies this theory to the case of current checkers which should become in the future an important element for high quality manufacturing, testing and on-line concurrent error detection.<>