An Automated Test Framework for Experimenting with Stochastic Behavior in Reconfigurable Logic

Alex Aaen Birklykke; Yannick Le Moullec; Lars Alminde; Ramjee Prasad

doi:10.1109/ReConFig.2012.6416729

An Automated Test Framework for Experimenting with Stochastic Behavior in Reconfigurable Logic

Alex Aaen Birklykke, Yannick Le Moullec, Lars Alminde, Ramjee Prasad

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In this paper, we present an automated test frame-
work for the characterization of stochastic behavior in logic
circuits. The framework is intended as a platform for experimenting with and providing statistics on digital architectures given
behavioral uncertainties at the gate-level. As an experimental
platform, we propose to use an FPGA due to the proven value
of reconfigurable architectures in design space exploration. We
hypothesize that stochastic behavior can be introduced in FPGAs
using external noise sources; a fact that is later confirmed by
characterizing the behavior of an FPGA IO block subject to
voltage/frequency scaling and Vdd -noise. The framework provides
easy interfacing with laboratory equipment, design of experiment
capabilities and automatic test execution, thus providing a powerful tool for characterizing stochastic behavior in reconfigurable
logic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 International Conference on Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig 2012)
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2012
Pages	1 - 6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4673-2920-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ReConFig.2012.6416729
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	International Conference on ReConFigurable Computing and FPGAs - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 5 Dec 2012 → 7 Dec 2012

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Conference	International Conference on ReConFigurable Computing and FPGAs
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	05/12/2012 → 07/12/2012

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Birklykke, AA, Le Moullec, Y, Alminde, L & Prasad, R 2012, An Automated Test Framework for Experimenting with Stochastic Behavior in Reconfigurable Logic. in 2012 International Conference on Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig 2012). IEEE Press, pp. 1 - 6, International Conference on ReConFigurable Computing and FPGAs, Cancun, Mexico, 05/12/2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/ReConFig.2012.6416729

An Automated Test Framework for Experimenting with Stochastic Behavior in Reconfigurable Logic. / Birklykke, Alex Aaen; Le Moullec, Yannick; Alminde, Lars et al.
2012 International Conference on Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig 2012). IEEE Press, 2012. p. 1 - 6.

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