A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety
Digital and analog circuits are fundamental components embedded across a wide range of applications, including but not limited to consumer electronics, automotive systems, aerospace technologies, medical instrumentation, and industrial automation. The critical role they play in ensuring the function...
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| description | Digital and analog circuits are fundamental components embedded across a wide range of applications, including but not limited to consumer electronics, automotive systems, aerospace technologies, medical instrumentation, and industrial automation. The critical role they play in ensuring the functionality and efficiency of modern technological systems introduces significant risks, as failures or defects can lead to catastrophic consequences. This work focuses on analog fault injection for automotive applications. ISO 26262 serves as the global standard for functional safety in automotive circuits, identifying fault injection as a fundamental approach to assess safety metrics and validate this category of circuits. Although fault injection is a well-known and widely adopted strategy in the digital domain, its usage is less widespread in analog circuits. The purpose of this work is to propose a layout-based method for analog circuits, where parasitic components in the post-layout extracted schematics are used as indicators to assign the likelihood of fault occurrence that may affect the functionality of circuits and impact the safety of the application. Moreover, the proposed approach leverages simulations to enable a quantitative assessment of the diagnostic coverage achieved by the implemented safety mechanisms. Although the results show a Diagnostic Coverage of 91.82%, which falls short of the assumed 99% by ISO 26262, the method provides valuable insights into identifying critical architecture or layout patterns that can be improved to achieve better safety metrics while maintaining electrical performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-19b2f698928a4f9e8eb43bd0fd4af6bf2025-08-20T02:45:28ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011311983111984110.1109/ACCESS.2025.358563611071309A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional SafetyRaffi Der Yeghiayan0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4952-7591Paolo Vilmercati1Giancarlo Storti Gajani2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-7891Gianluca D'Alesio3STMicroelectronics, Cornaredo, ItalySTMicroelectronics, Cornaredo, ItalyDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ItalySTMicroelectronics, Cornaredo, ItalyDigital and analog circuits are fundamental components embedded across a wide range of applications, including but not limited to consumer electronics, automotive systems, aerospace technologies, medical instrumentation, and industrial automation. The critical role they play in ensuring the functionality and efficiency of modern technological systems introduces significant risks, as failures or defects can lead to catastrophic consequences. This work focuses on analog fault injection for automotive applications. ISO 26262 serves as the global standard for functional safety in automotive circuits, identifying fault injection as a fundamental approach to assess safety metrics and validate this category of circuits. Although fault injection is a well-known and widely adopted strategy in the digital domain, its usage is less widespread in analog circuits. The purpose of this work is to propose a layout-based method for analog circuits, where parasitic components in the post-layout extracted schematics are used as indicators to assign the likelihood of fault occurrence that may affect the functionality of circuits and impact the safety of the application. Moreover, the proposed approach leverages simulations to enable a quantitative assessment of the diagnostic coverage achieved by the implemented safety mechanisms. Although the results show a Diagnostic Coverage of 91.82%, which falls short of the assumed 99% by ISO 26262, the method provides valuable insights into identifying critical architecture or layout patterns that can be improved to achieve better safety metrics while maintaining electrical performance.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11071309/Analog fault injectionanalog circuit robustnessautomotive safetyfunctional safetyISO 26262road vehicle safety |
| spellingShingle | Raffi Der Yeghiayan Paolo Vilmercati Giancarlo Storti Gajani Gianluca D'Alesio A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety IEEE Access Analog fault injection analog circuit robustness automotive safety functional safety ISO 26262 road vehicle safety |
| title | A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety |
| title_full | A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety |
| title_fullStr | A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety |
| title_short | A Layout-Based Method for Analog Fault Injection in the Context of Functional Safety |
| title_sort | layout based method for analog fault injection in the context of functional safety |
| topic | Analog fault injection analog circuit robustness automotive safety functional safety ISO 26262 road vehicle safety |
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