ISTFA 2018 Highlights: All Things Failure Analysis, in Four Impactful Days

Abstract

The 44th International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA 2018) was held in Phoenix, Ariz., October 28 - November 1, 2018. This article provides a summary of the highlights and identifies key contributors to the event. It also includes a summary of a panel discussion on the topic “Failures Worth Analyzing.” It concludes with discussion highlights from the Focused Ion Beam, Sample Preparation, and Contactless Fault Isolation/Nanoprobing user group meetings held at the conference.