Module 11 :Built in Self test (BIST)

Lecture 3 and 4:Memory Testing

References

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3. Ashok K. Sharma, “Advanced Semiconductor Memories: Architectures, Designs, and Applications”, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2002.

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