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1.4. THREATS 23<br />

Fault<br />

Characteristics<br />

Cause<br />

Nature<br />

Duration<br />

Extent<br />

Value<br />

Specification Mistakes<br />

Implementation<br />

External Disturbances<br />

Component Defects<br />

Software<br />

Hardware<br />

Transient<br />

Intermittent<br />

Permanent<br />

Local<br />

Global<br />

Determinate<br />

Indeterminate<br />

Figure 1.9: Fault characteristics.<br />

HDL<br />

Programming<br />

Logical<br />

Electronic CMOS<br />

Digital<br />

Analog<br />

specifications, as in row 1 of figure 1.10 where there is fault caused by the wrong interconnec-<br />

tion between the two systems.<br />

2. Implementation Mistakes: The implementation can introduce faults due to poor design, poor<br />

component selection, poor construction, or hardware/software coding mistakes as in rows 2 and<br />

3 of figure 1.10. The row 2 shows the programming fault in which c is incremented if a is less<br />

than b but c will not be incremented if a is equal to b which is a programming error. Similarly<br />

in row 3 of figure 1.10, r1 charge the result of addition a+b in the register c.<br />

3. Components Defects: These include random device defects, manufacturing imperfections, and<br />

component wear-out. It can be a logical component or electronic CMOS. As shown in the row<br />

4 and 5 of figure 1.10<br />

4. External Disturbance: These include operator mistakes, radiation, electromagnetic interfer-<br />

ence, and environment extremes. As in row 6 of the figure. 1.10. Moreover, due to reducing<br />

noise margin the ‘1’ can be read as ‘0’ if its value is lower than threshold (Vm) (as shown in<br />

row 7 of the figure. 1.10).

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