Term · Test & DFT
Bridging fault
A model of an unintended resistive or metallic short between two nets, where the resulting value depends on the relative drive strengths of the aggressor and victim.
Layout extraction is used to pick which net pairs are physically plausible neighbours.
- Also known as
- Short fault
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Test & DFT, ATPG and fault models
Notes
Layout-aware bridging ATPG became important once IDDQ testing lost its effectiveness at high leakage nodes.
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