IRPS Highlighted Papers

(4B - CR) 4:15pm 28 Mar.
A Unified Aging Model Framework Capturing Device to Circuit Degradation for Advance Technology Nodes

  • Demonstrated a unified aging model framework, which not only can predict the traditional DC transistor aging, but also can accurately predict aging in various styles of circuits.

  • Ring-Oscillators (ROS) under arbitrary stress conditions are used to demonstrate model predictability after long-term stress approaching product use conditions

  • All data shown here is from the Intel-4 advanced FinFET technology, but the framework is validated against the other scaled technologies/geometries as well


(5A - EL) 9:15am 29 Mar
Collector Engineering of ESD PNP in BCD Technologies

  • Using measurement results and TCAD simulations, this work analyzes the effects of the deep collector P-Well doping on the I-V characteristic of a high-voltage lateral PNP

  • This work also provides guidelines for achieving an efficient collector.


(8B - FA) 3:25pm 29 Mar
Advanced Methods of Detecting Physical Damages in Packaging and BEOL Interconnects

  • Low-frequency AC response to evaluate damage due to Silicon-to-Package interaction


(2B - NC) 10:40am 28 Mar
ReRAM CiM Fluctuation Pattern Classification by CNN Trained on Artificially Created Dataset

  • Original and novel method to classify ReRAM noise fluctuations using AI

  • Technique which can be extended to other technologies as well


(3C - PK) 1:45pm 28 Mar
Transient Leakage Current as a Non-destructive Probe of Wire-bond Electrochemical Failures

  • Original and novel approach with rich experimental data and simulation results to predict the electro-chemical reliability performance of an IC

  • Technique can be extended to other packaging technologies as well


(8C - RF) 5:15 pm 29 Mar
Thermally-activated failure mechanisms of 0.25 um RF AlGaN/GaN HEMTs submitted to long-term life tests

  • Extensive evaluation of the reliability of a 0.25 um AlGaN/GaN HEMT technology, based on thermal storage tests and DC life tests

  • Results showed degradation of current and transconductance related to Ni/Pt interdiffusion at the gate Schottky contact and electrochemical oxidation of the AlGaN


(8A - TX) 3:25 pm 29 Mar
Reliability Assessment of 3nm GAA Logic Technology Featuring Multi-Bridge-Channel FET

  • Reliability assessment of Multi-Bridge-Channel FET (MBCFET) adopted 3nm GAA technology, in comparison with 4 and 8nm FinFET technology


(1A - SiC) 1:45 pm 30 Mar
The Concept of Safe Operating Area for Gate Dielectrics: the SiC/SiO2 Case Study

  • Gate Dielectric SOA concept introduces life model limited by not only Oxide MTTF, but also the lifetime associated drift in datasheet parameters Vth, RdsOn such that the device will stay within its operating specifications, as a result of electron trapping (or hole trapping which is shown to be not relevant with practical operating conditions)