A new diagnosis approach for handling tolerance in analog and mixed-signal circuits by using fuzzy math

A novel analysis method for analog circuits test and diagnosis is described in this paper. Diagnosis hypotheses are represented and fuzzy math is used to express the diagnosis hypotheses and strategy. Based on it, new equivalent fault model is presented and used for test node selection and design for test. Especially, parametric fault test for linear analog circuits with tolerance analysis is presented using both sensitivity method and fuzzy analysis method. Index Terms--Diagnosis hypothesis, equivalent faults, fault diagnosis, membership function, parametric fault diagnosis, test node selection.