In-situ, real-time detector for faults in solder joint networks of operational, fully-programmed Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 32-37

  Hofmeister, James P ^a   Lall, Pradeep ^b   Graves, Russell ^a,c  

^a Ridgetop Group Inc   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL DYNAMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DEFENSE CONTRACTORS; FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS; FULLY OPERATIONAL; IN-SITU; JOINT NETWORKS; SOLDER JOINTS;

BALL GRID ARRAYS; BUILT-IN SELF TEST; ERRORS; INTERMETALLICS; LOGIC GATES;

FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA);

EID: 47149084303     PISSN: 10946969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIM.2007.4291220     Document Type: Article

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