Journal: Microelectronics Reliability

Volume 48, Issue 8-9

1111 -- 0Guido Groeseneken, Ingrid De Wolf, A. J. Mouthaan, Jaap Bisschop. Editorial
1112 -- 1113M. de Jong, D. Freeman. Bridging the business model gap between the semiconductor industry and the automotive industry with respect to quality and reliability
1114 -- 1122M. Alam. Reliability- and process-variation aware design of integrated circuits
1123 -- 1128J. van den Brand, J. de Baets, T. van Mol, A. Dietzel. Systems-in-foil - Devices, fabrication processes and reliability issues
1129 -- 1132L. Crétinon, M. El Hadachi, F. Augereau, L. Doireau, G. Despaux. Influence of the organic pollution on the reliability of HE9 connectors
1133 -- 1138Grzegorz Janczyk, Tomasz Bieniek, Jerzy Szynka, Piotr Grabiec. Reliability issues of e-Cubes heterogeneous system integration
1139 -- 1143Cora Salm, Victor M. Blanco Carballo, Joost Melai, Jurriaan Schmitz. Reliability aspects of a radiation detector fabricated by post-processing a standard CMOS chip
1144 -- 1148A. Aubert, L. Dantas de Morais, J. P. Rebrasse. Laser decapsulation of plastic packages for failure analysis: Process control and artefact investigations
1149 -- 1154Chan-Yen Chou, Tuan-Yu Hung, Shin-Yueh Yang, Ming-Chih Yew, Wen-Kun Yang, Kuo-Ning Chiang. Solder joint and trace line failure simulation and experimental validation of fan-out type wafer level packaging subjected to drop impact
1155 -- 1160N. Roth, W. Wondrak, A. Willikens, James Hofmeister. Ball grid array (BGA) solder joint intermittency real-time detection
1161 -- 1166L. Feller, S. Hartmann, D. Schneider. Lifetime analysis of solder joints in high power IGBT modules for increasing the reliability for operation at 150 degreeC
1167 -- 1170F. Sun, Hendrik Pieter Hochstenbach, Willem D. van Driel, G. Q. Zhang. Fracture morphology and mechanism of IMC in Low-Ag SAC Solder/UBM (Ni(P)-Au) for WLCSP
1178 -- 1184T. Aichinger, M. Nelhiebel, T. Grasser. On the temperature dependence of NBTI recovery
1185 -- 1188Jung-Eun Seok, Hyun Joo Kim, Jae-Yong Seo, Sam-Jin Hwang, Byung-Heon Kwak. Optimization of gate poly TAB size and reliability on short channel pMOSFET
1189 -- 1192Peter Hofmann. Voltage acceleration of time dependent breakdown of ultra-thin NO and NON dielectrics
1193 -- 1197E. Atanassova, Ninoslav Stojadinovic, Albena Paskaleva. Degradation behavior of Ta::2::O::5:: stacks and its dependence on the gate electrode
1198 -- 1201M. Diop, N. Revil, M. Marin, F. Monsieur, P. Chevalier, G. Ghibaudo. Impact of inside spacer process on fully self-aligned 250 GHz SiGe: C HBTs reliability performances: a-Si vs. nitride
1202 -- 1207M. L. Bourqui, L. Béchou, Olivier Gilard, Y. Deshayes, P. Del Vecchio, L. S. How, F. Rosala, Y. Ousten, A. Touboul. Reliability investigations of 850 nm silicon photodiodes under proton irradiation for space applications
1208 -- 1211G. Mura, G. Cassanelli, Fausto Fantini, Massimo Vanzi. Sulfur-contamination of high power white LED
1212 -- 1215Xiang Liu, Jiann-shiun Yuan, Juin J. Liou. InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor and RF power amplifier reliability
1216 -- 1220Jae-Seong Jeong, Jin-Kyu Jung, Sang-Deuk Park. Reliability improvement of InGaN LED backlight module by accelerated life test (ALT) and screen policy of potential leakage LED
1221 -- 1226Stanislaw Kalicinski, Martine Wevers, Ingrid De Wolf. Charging and discharging phenomena in electrostatically-driven single-crystal-silicon MEM resonators: DC bias dependence and influence on the series resonance frequency
1227 -- 1231S. Bendida, J. J. Koning, J. J. M. Bontemps, J. T. M. van Beek, D. Wu, M. A. J. van Gils, S. Nath. Temperature stability of a piezoresistive MEMS resonator including self-heating
1232 -- 1236A. Belarni, M. Lamhamdi, Patrick Pons, L. Boudou, J. Guastavino, Y. Segui, G. Papaioannou, Robert Plana. Kelvin probe microscopy for reliability investigation of RF-MEMS capacitive switches
1237 -- 1240J. Ruan, G. J. Papaioannou, N. Nolhier, N. Mauran, M. Bafleur, Fabio Coccetti, Robert Plana. ESD failure signature in capacitive RF MEMS switches
1241 -- 1244J. Ruan, E. Papandreou, M. Lamhamdi, M. Koutsoureli, Fabio Coccetti, Patrick Pons, G. Papaioannou, Robert Plana. Alpha particle radiation effects in RF MEMS capacitive switches
1245 -- 1247A. Neels, A. Dommann, A. Schifferle, O. Papes, E. Mazza. Reliability and failure in single crystal silicon MEMS devices
1248 -- 1252M. Lamhamdi, Patrick Pons, U. Zaghloul, L. Boudou, Fabio Coccetti, J. Guastavino, Y. Segui, G. Papaioannou, Robert Plana. Voltage and temperature effect on dielectric charging for RF-MEMS capacitive switches reliability investigation
1253 -- 1257Peter Jacob, Werner Rothkirch. Unusual defects, generated by wafer sawing: Diagnosis, mechanisms and how to distinguish from related failures
1258 -- 1262Christian Gautier, Sophie Ledain, Sébastien Jacqueline, Matthieu Nongaillard, Vincent Georgel, Karine Danilo. Silicon based system in package: Improvement of passive integration process to avoid TBMS failure
1263 -- 1267P. Schwindenhammer, H. Murray, Ph. Descamps, P. Poirier. Determination of temperature change inside IC packages during laser ablation of molding compound
1268 -- 1272W. D. van Driel, D. G. Yang, G. Q. Zhang. On chip-package stress interaction
1273 -- 1278Andreas Altes, Rainer Tilgner, Markus Reissner, Grazyna Steckert, Gerald Neumann. Advanced thermal failure analysis and reliability investigations - Industrial demands and related limitations
1279 -- 1284Antoine Reverdy, Philippe Perdu, H. Murray, M. de la Bardonnie, P. Poirier. Fast and rigorous use of thermal time constant to characterize back end of the line test structure in advanced technology
1285 -- 1288D. Isakov, A. A. B. Tio, T. Geinzer, J. C. H. Phang, Y. Zhang, L. J. Balk. Near-field detection of photon emission from silicon with 30 nm spatial resolution
1289 -- 1294Frank Zachariasse, Jan van Hassel. Conditional time resolved photoemission for debugging ICs with intermittent faults
1295 -- 1299Piotr Laskowski, Arkadiusz Glowacki, Christian Boit. Detectability of dynamic photon emission in static Si CCD for signal path determination in integrated circuits
1300 -- 1305P. Moens, G. Van den bosch. Reliability assessment of integrated power transistors: Lateral DMOS versus vertical DMOS
1306 -- 1309G. Busatto, G. Currò, Francesco Iannuzzo, A. Porzio, A. Sanseverino, F. Velardi. Experimental evidence of latent gate oxide damages in medium voltage power MOSFET as a result of heavy ions exposure
1310 -- 1312Stefano Aresu, Reinhard Pufall, Michael Goroll, Wolfgang Gustin. NBTI on smart power technologies: A detailed analysis of two concurrent effects using a re-examined on-the-fly technique
1313 -- 1317D. Dankovic, I. Manic, V. Davidovic, S. Djoric-Veljkovic, S. Golubovic, Ninoslav Stojadinovic. Negative bias temperature instability in n-channel power VDMOSFETs
1318 -- 1321D. Pic, A. Regnier, V. Pean, Jean-Luc Ogier, D. Goguenheim. Dynamic stress method for accurate NVM oxide robustness evaluation for automotive applications
1322 -- 1326Ulrike Kindereit, Christian Boit, Uwe Kerst, Steven Kasapi, Radu Ispasoiu, Roy Ng, William K. Lo. Comparison of laser voltage probing and mapping results in oversized and minimum size devices of 120 nm and 65 nm technology
1327 -- 1332Tuba Kiyan, Christof Brillert, Christian Boit. Timing analysis of scan design integrated circuits using stimulation by an infrared diode laser in externally triggered pulsing condition
1333 -- 1338Aziz Machouat, G. Haller, Vincent Goubier, Dean Lewis, Philippe Perdu, Vincent Pouget, Pascal Fouillat, F. Essely. Effect of physical defect on shmoos in CMOS DSM technologies
1339 -- 1342Roland Biberger, Guenther Benstetter, Thomas Schweinboeck, Peter Breitschopf, Holger Goebel. Intermittent-contact scanning capacitance microscopy versus contact mode SCM applied to 2D dopant profiling
1343 -- 1348C. Hartmann, M. Wieberneit. Layout analysis as supporting tool for failure localization: Basic principles and case studies
1349 -- 1353Liming Gao, Christian Burmer. PLL soft functional failure analysis in advanced logic product using fault based analogue simulation and soft defect localization
1354 -- 1360Y. Deshayes, I. Bord, G. Barreau, M. Aiche, P. H. Moretto, L. Béchou, A. C. Roehrig, Y. Ousten. Selective activation of failure mechanisms in packaged double-heterostructure light emitting diodes using controlled neutron energy irradiation
1361 -- 1365Francesca Danesin, Augusto Tazzoli, Franco Zanon, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Enrico Zanoni, Antonio Cetronio, Claudio Lanzieri, Simone Lavanga, Marco Peroni, Paolo Romanini. Thermal storage effects on AlGaN/GaN HEMT
1366 -- 1369M. Bouya, N. Malbert, Nathalie Labat, D. Carisetti, Philippe Perdu, J. C. Clement, B. Lambert, M. Bonnet. Analysis of traps effect on AlGaN/GaN HEMT by luminescence techniques
1370 -- 1374Augusto Tazzoli, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Franco Zanon, Francesca Danesin, Enrico Zanoni, P. Bove, R. Langer, J. Thorpe. Electrical characterization and reliability study of HEMTs on composite substrates under high electric fields
1375 -- 1383F. Chen, O. Bravo, D. Harmon, M. Shinosky, J. Aitken. Cu/low-k dielectric TDDB reliability issues for advanced CMOS technologies
1384 -- 1387Kristof Croes, G. Cannatá, L. Zhao, Zsolt Tokei. Study of copper drift during TDDB of intermetal dielectrics by using fully passivated MOS capacitors as test vehicle
1388 -- 1392Yuan Li, Leo van Marwijk, Som Nath. Fast electromigration wafer mapping for wafer fab process monitoring and improvement
1393 -- 1397Kirsten Weide-Zaage, Jiani Zhao, Joharsyah Ciptokusumo, Oliver Aubel. Determination of migration effects in Cu-via structures with respect to process-induced stress
1398 -- 1402Kirsten Weide-Zaage, Farzan Kashanchi, Oliver Aubel. Simulation of migration effects in nanoscaled copper metallizations
1403 -- 1411Christian Russ. ESD issues in advanced CMOS bulk and FinFET technologies: Processing, protection devices and circuit strategies
1412 -- 1416M. Verchiani, E. Bouyssou, G. Fiannaca, F. Cantin, C. Anceau, P. Ranson. Reliability study of TaON capacitors: From leakage current characterization to ESD robustness prediction
1417 -- 1421E. H. T. Olthof, G. J. de Raad. Non-linear width scaling of ESD protection devices and link with p-well implant in BCD-processes
1422 -- 1426Frédéric Barbier, Sebastien Jacqueline. ESD sensitivity investigation on a wide range of high density embedded capacitors
1427 -- 1431X. Perpiñà, J. F. Serviere, Xavier Jordà, A. Fauquet, S. Hidalgo, J. Urresti-Ibañez, J. Rebollo, Michel Mermet-Guyennet. IGBT module failure analysis in railway applications
1432 -- 1434Giovanni Breglio, Andrea Irace, E. Napoli, M. Riccio, Paolo Spirito, K. Hamada, T. Nishijima, T. Ueta. Detection of localized UIS failure on IGBTs with the aid of lock-in thermography
1435 -- 1439G. Busatto, Carmine Abbate, B. Abbate, Francesco Iannuzzo. IGBT modules robustness during turn-off commutation
1440 -- 1443Peter Borthen, Gerhard K. M. Wachutka. Testing semiconductor devices at extremely high operating temperatures
1444 -- 1448V. Banu, P. Brosselard, Xavier Jordà, J. Montserrat, Philippe Godignon, José Millán. Behaviour of 1.2 kV SiC JBS diodes under repetitive high power stress
1449 -- 1452Francesco Iannuzzo. High performance, FPGA-based test apparatus for unclamped inductive switching of IGBTs
1453 -- 1458J. L. Fock-Sui-Too, B. Chauchat, P. Austin, P. Tounsi, Michel Mermet-Guyennet, R. Meuret. Performance and reliability testing of modern IGBT devices under typical operating conditions of aeronautic applications
1459 -- 1463Fred G. Kuper. Automotive IC reliability: Elements of the battle towards zero defects
1464 -- 1467J. B. Sauveplane, P. Tounsi, E. Scheid, A. Deram. 3D electro-thermal investigations for reliability of ultra low ON state resistance power MOSFET
1468 -- 1472P. Cova, Nicola Delmonte, Roberto Menozzi. Thermal modeling of high frequency DC-DC switching modules: Electromagnetic and thermal simulation of magnetic components
1473 -- 1478H. El Brouji, O. Briat, J.-M. Vinassa, N. Bertrand, E. Woirgard. Comparison between changes of ultracapacitors model parameters during calendar life and power cycling ageing tests
1479 -- 1484J. Roig, B. Desoete, F. Bauwens, F. Lovadina, P. Moens. Thermal resistance assessment in multi-trenched power devices
1485 -- 1489Yasunori Goto. Defect analysis concerning variation in characteristics of PIN diode for Hybrid Vehicles
1490 -- 1493Reinhard Pufall, Werner Kanert, Stefano Aresu, Michael Goroll. Reduction of test effort. Looking for more acceleration for reliable components for automotive applications
1494 -- 1499A. Gauffier, J. P. David, Olivier Gilard. Analytical model for multi-junction solar cells prediction in space environment
1500 -- 1504Alberto Castellazzi, Mauro Ciappa. Novel simulation approach for transient analysis and reliable thermal management of power devices
1505 -- 1508J. J. Koning, S. Lecaudey, E. Spaan, M. Stoutjesdijk, J. H. J. Janssen. Thermal heating within SOI
1509 -- 1512Michael Goroll, Reinhard Pufall, Stefano Aresu, Wolfgang Gustin. New aspects for lifetime prediction of bipolar transistors in automotive power wafer technologies by using a power law fitting procedure
1513 -- 1516S. Martens, B. Krueger, W. Mack, F. Voelklein, J. Wilde. Low-cost preparation method for exposing IC surfaces in stacked die packages by micro-abrasive blasting
1517 -- 1520Yu Yang, Hugo Bender, Kai Arstila, Bart Swinnen, Bert Verlinden, Ingrid De Wolf. Detection of failure sites by focused ion beam and nano-probing in the interconnect of three-dimensional stacked circuit structures
1521 -- 1524W. Polspoel, Wilfried Vandervorst, L. Aguilera, M. Porti, M. Nafría, X. Aymerich. Nanometer-scale leakage measurements in high vacuum on de-processed high-k capacitors
1525 -- 1528Michael Heer, P. Grombach, A. Heid, Dionyz Pogany. Hot spot analysis during thermal shutdown of SOI BCDMOS half bridge driver for automotive applications
1529 -- 1532M. Sienkiewicz, Philippe Perdu, Abdellatif Firiti, Kevin Sanchez, O. Crépel, Dean Lewis. Failure Analysis enhancement by evaluating the Photoelectric Laser Stimulation impact on mixed-mode ICs
1533 -- 1538Masaru Sanada. Voltage-based fault path tracing by transistor operating point analysis
1539 -- 1543G. Beylier, S. Bruyère, D. Benoit, G. Ghibaudo. Impact of silicon nitride CESL on NLDEMOS transistor reliability
1544 -- 1548Despina C. Moschou, M. A. Exarchos, Dimitrios N. Kouvatsos, G. J. Papaioannou, A. Arapoyanni, Apostolos T. Voutsas. Reliability and defectivity comparison of n- and p-channel SLS ELA polysilicon TFTs fabricated with a novel crystallization technique
1549 -- 1552Muhammad Faiz Bukhori, Scott Roy, Asen Asenov. Statistical aspects of reliability in bulk MOSFETs with multiple defect states and random discrete dopants
1553 -- 1556Jan Ackaert, R. Charavel, K. Dhondt, B. Vlachakis, Luc De Schepper, M. Millecam, E. Vandevelde, P. Bogaert, A. Iline, Eddy De Backer, A. Vlad, Jean-Pierre Raskin. MIMC reliability and electrical behavior defined by a physical layer property of the dielectric
1557 -- 1561Q. Li, J. F. L. Goosen, J. T. M. van Beek, F. van Keulen, K. L. Phan, G. Q. Zhang. Failure analysis of a thin-film nitride MEMS package
1562 -- 1566K. Nötzold, J. Graf, Roland Müller-Fiedler. A four-point-bending-test for the stability assessment of glass frit bonded molded microsensors
1567 -- 1571J. J. M. Zaal, W. D. van Driel, S. Bendida, Q. Li, J. T. M. van Beek, G. Q. Zhang. Packaging influences on the reliability of MEMS resonators
1572 -- 1575Urban Kovac, Dave Reid, Campbell Millar, Gareth Roy, Scott Roy, Asen Asenov. Statistical simulation of random dopant induced threshold voltage fluctuations for 35 nm channel length MOSFET
1576 -- 1580Elie Maricau, P. De Wit, Georges G. E. Gielen. An analytical model for hot carrier degradation in nanoscale CMOS suitable for the simulation of degradation in analog IC applications
1581 -- 1585Guido T. Sasse, Mustafa Acar, Fred G. Kuper, Jurriaan Schmitz. RF CMOS reliability simulations
1586 -- 1591Denis Teixeira Franco, Maí Correia Vasconcelos, Lirida A. B. Naviner, Jean-François Naviner. Signal probability for reliability evaluation of logic circuits
1592 -- 1596Julie Ferrigno, Aziz Machouat, Philippe Perdu, Dean Lewis, Gerald Haller, Vincent Goubier. Generic simulator for faulty IC
1597 -- 1600Weidong Kuang, Lizhi Cao, C. Yu, J. S. Yuan. PMOS breakdown effects on digital circuits - Modeling and analysis
1601 -- 1603Maí C. R. de Vasconcelos, Denis Teixeira Franco, Lirida A. B. Naviner, Jean-François Naviner. Relevant metrics for evaluation of concurrent error detection schemes
1604 -- 1607E. Miranda. Compact modeling of the non-linear post-breakdown current in thin gate oxides using the generalized diode equation
1608 -- 1612Peter Jacob. Surface ESD (ESDFOS) in assembly fab machineries as a functional and reliability risk - Failure analysis, tool diagnosis and on-site-remedies