Algebraic approach to ambiguity-group determination in nonlinear analog circuits

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 438-447

  Cannas, Barbara ^a   Fanni, Alessandra ^a   Montisci, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analog circuit diagnosis; Canonical ambiguity groups (CAGs); Nonlinear circuits; Testability.

Indexed keywords

ANALOG CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ALGEBRAIC APPROACHES; ANALOG CIRCUIT DIAGNOSIS; CANONICAL AMBIGUITY GROUPS; CIRCUIT PARAMETER; NONLINEAR ANALOG CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR CIRCUIT; PROBLEM COMPLEXITY; TESTABILITY;

LINEAR NETWORKS;

EID: 76849094892     PISSN: 15498328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2009.2023834     Document Type: Article

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