SFFS244 September   2021 TPS3899-Q1

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Overview
  3. 2Functional Safety Failure In Time (FIT) Rates
  4. 3Failure Mode Distribution (FMD)
  5. 4Pin Failure Mode Analysis (Pin FMA)

Pin Failure Mode Analysis (Pin FMA)

This section provides a Failure Mode Analysis (FMA) for the pins of the TPS3899-Q1. The failure modes covered in this document include the typical pin-by-pin failure scenarios:

  • Pin short-circuited to Ground (see Table 4-2)
  • Pin open-circuited (see Table 4-3)
  • Pin short-circuited to an adjacent pin (see Table 4-4)
  • Pin short-circuited to supply (see Table 4-5)

Table 4-2 through Table 4-5 also indicate how these pin conditions can affect the device as per the failure effects classification in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1 TI Classification of Failure Effects
CLASSFAILURE EFFECTS
APotential device damage that affects functionality
BNo device damage, but loss of functionality
CNo device damage, but performance degradation
DNo device damage, no impact to functionality or performance

Figure 4-1 shows the TPS3899-Q1 pin diagram. For a detailed description of the device pins please refer to the Pin Configuration and Functions section in the TPS3899-Q1 data sheet.

GUID-20200901-CA0I-MWJ0-NTDQ-396S6S1TKMCL-low.gif Figure 4-1 Pin Diagram

Following are the assumptions of use and the device configuration assumed for the pin FMA in this section:

  • Unless otherwise specified, it is assumed that the voltages applied to all the pins are within the Recommended Operating Range specified in the data sheet
  • Note that voltage maximum for some pins is referenced to VDD
Table 4-2 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to Ground
PIN NAME PIN NO. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE EFFECT(S) FAILURE EFFECT CLASS
CTR 1 No damage to device, can affect functionality. Forces RESET, RESET to be asserted. B
CTS 2 No damage to device, can affect functionality. Forces RESET, RESET to be de-asserted. B
GND 3 Normal operation. D
VDD 4 No damage to device, can affect functionality. Shorts voltage supply to ground, increases system current. C
SENSE 5 Defined operation, no damage to device. Forces RESET to be asserted. C
RESET (open-drain) 6 No damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET stays asserted. Increased leakage current B
RESET (push-pull) 6 May damage the device, can affect functionality. RESET stays asserted. Increased leakage current A
Table 4-3 Pin FMA for Device Pins Open-Circuited
PIN NAME PIN NO. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE EFFECT(S) FAILURE EFFECT CLASS
CTR 1 Normal operation. D
CTS 2 Normal operation. D
GND 3 No damage to device, can affect functionality. Device is unpowered. C
VDD 4 No damage to device, affects functionality. Device is unpowered. B
SENSE 5 No damage to the device, sensed voltage indeterminate, output would be not as expected. B
RESET (open-drain) 6 Reset functionality will be lost B
RESET (push-pull) 6 Reset functionality will be lost B
Table 4-4 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to Adjacent Pin
PIN NAME PIN NO. SHORTED TO DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE EFFECT(S) FAILURE EFFECT CLASS
CTR 1 CTS No damage to device, CTR, CTS delays not as expected. C
CTS 2 GND No damage to device, can affect functionality. Forces RESET, RESET to be de-asserted. B
GND 3 VDD No damage to device, can affect functionality.
Shorts voltage supply to ground, increases current.
C
VDD 4 SENSE No damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET, RESET does not pull low B
SENSE 5 RESET (open-drain) Potential damage to device and loss of functionality
due to RESET pulling low fighting against SENSE.
A
SENSE 5 RESET (push-pull) Potential damage to device and loss of functionality due
to RESET pulling low and high fighting against SENSE.
A
RESET (open-drain) 6 CTR No damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET does not pull high C
RESET (push-pull) 6 CTR No damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET does not pull high C
Table 4-5 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to VDD Supply
PIN NAME PIN NO. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE EFFECT(S) FAILURE EFFECT CLASS
CTR 1 No damage to device, can affection functionality. Forces RESET, RESET to be de-asserted. B
CTS 2 No damage to device, can affection functionality. Forces RESET, RESET to be asserted. B
GND 3 No damage to device, can affect functionality. Shorts voltage supply to ground, increases system current. C
VDD 4 Normal operation. D
SENSE 5 No damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET, RESET does not pull low B
RESET (open-drain) 6 Might damage to device, can affect functionality. RESET stuck high. Increased leakage current. A
RESET (push-pull) 6 Might damage the device, affects functionality. Increased leakage current A