Practical solutions for the application of the oscillation-based-test in analog integrated circuits

This paper presents practical solutions for solving the problems arising when applying the oscillation-based-test to analog integrated circuits. It is devoted to discussing a practical on-chip evaluation of the generated test signals. The required circuitry is very simple and robust. Moreover, preliminary results obtained from an integrated prototype are also included.

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