{"title":"Fault isolation of die level crystal defect failure mechanism through OBIRCH analysis and micro-probing","authors":"N. S. Lee, F. K. Yong","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564280","url":null,"abstract":"Generally, crystal defect is able to induce photon emission event for detection by emission microscopy (EMMI) equipment. However, due to thick, dense metallization and high doped substrate, effective detection by EMMI alone is not always reliable. Thus, further isolation, layout information and verification are required through OBIRCH analysis, CAD navigation and micro-probing sequence respectively.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115708812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Song Jinrong, Fan Diwei, W. Winter, Wen Gaojie, T. Li, Qi Changyan
{"title":"Open/resistive defect localization using OBIRCH technique","authors":"Song Jinrong, Fan Diwei, W. Winter, Wen Gaojie, T. Li, Qi Changyan","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564278","url":null,"abstract":"OBIRCH technique is widely used in locating a leakage related defect. Actually, when combined with current path analysis, OBIRCH can also be an effective method in the localization of an open/resistive defect. This paper presented several real cases to show the application of OBIRCH during the analysis of open/resistive fault.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115879895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovering contacting interfaces in packaging and in semiconductor devices: Mechanisms and how to handle them in analysis","authors":"P. Jacob, C. Pecnik, G. Nicoletti, R. Broennimann","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564310","url":null,"abstract":"Several analysis cases reported contact problems on both device and packaged level. However, they recovered upon the attempt to electrically verify them. Further analysis showed that this recovery can be achieved through extremely low ESD effects. Recovery mechanisms and important precautions will be further discussed in order to avoid sudden disappearance of recoverable opens.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125279194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew C. Sabate, A. Hamid, Dineshwaran Naidu Gunalan
{"title":"Automotive customer returns tilted die resolution","authors":"Andrew C. Sabate, A. Hamid, Dineshwaran Naidu Gunalan","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564257","url":null,"abstract":"Usual Failure Analysis steps may not guarantee the root cause for all failure mechanism type. It is inevitable that the failure may recover after decapsulation or backside grinding for some failure mechanism. The paper aims to discuss analysis approach used in resolving tilted die failure mechanism issue resulting to package re-design eliminating further quality issue with automotive customer.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"428 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115932218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Failure analysis on corrosion induced Cu-Al bond failures","authors":"Xuanlong Chen, Liyuan Liu","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564250","url":null,"abstract":"The failure analysis from the manufacturer could not fully explain the Cu-Al bond open and drift issues in some plastic encapsulated microcircuits. For further investigation, an insight analysis containing chemical deprocessing, cross-sectioning and mechanical opening was performed to define the root cause. Several new findings were observed to support a reasonable cause. The corrosion reaction of intermetallic compounds (IMC) with Cl ions participating was responsible for the anodic bond open failures, cracks grew at the interfaces of Cu ball and IMC, and the re-deposition of Cu ball corrosion resulted in leakage current and drift faults. The results prove that Cu-Al bond is sensitive to H2O and Cl, which play a role as catalysis, and the corrosion tend to happen more easily in anode with bias.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129403123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chun-Hung Lin, Hsin-Cheng Hsu, W.M. Hsiao, Chiu-Ru Guey, C. Chan, Huai-San Ku, Dun-Fan Zhuang, Banggu Chen, Ru-Hui Lin, Pe-Lin Hsu, Ko-Chun Lee, S. Chung, C. Yeh, N. Lian, Ta-Hone Yang, K.C. Chen
{"title":"Dislocation analysis in STI structure of flash memory by advanced 3D TEM sample preparation approach","authors":"Chun-Hung Lin, Hsin-Cheng Hsu, W.M. Hsiao, Chiu-Ru Guey, C. Chan, Huai-San Ku, Dun-Fan Zhuang, Banggu Chen, Ru-Hui Lin, Pe-Lin Hsu, Ko-Chun Lee, S. Chung, C. Yeh, N. Lian, Ta-Hone Yang, K.C. Chen","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564291","url":null,"abstract":"An advanced 3D sample preparation technique is utilized to prepare TEM lamellas for tracing the partial dislocation site by plan view and observing the details and failure types by further cross-section milling. Primary twins which twin with Σ = 3, {11 1̅} are the major structural defects in STI structure. These instructions give you basic guidelines for preparing your manuscript for IPFA 2013 proceedings.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129151242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Failure analysis on IDDQ negative current issue","authors":"Ismail Hashim","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564274","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes analysis method on the negative current IDDQ failure mode. By using Visual C++ programmable script to control the steps of IDDQ measurement, circuit debugging is possible. This method helps on the findings of threshold voltage shifted on Disable pin which crucial for IDDQ test mode of that particular device.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130831279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on degradation physics of high power LEDs in outdoor applications","authors":"Cher MingTan, Preetpal Singh","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564322","url":null,"abstract":"High power LEDs are replacing the traditional lighting sources due its wide range of advantages. However, their reliability remain a concern due to the lack of understanding in terms of their failure mechanisms and related reliability studies, especially in outdoor applications. In this work, a comprehensive review on the study of humidity and high temperature based degradation mechanisms for high power LEDs is reported. The failure mechanism is found to vary at various humidity levels as well as during their life cycles. This renders the existing lifetime prediction models inapplicable for high power LEDs.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115440562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Shioda, Y. Amano, K. Ikezawa, Y. Nakamura, T. Kasahara
{"title":"DdProber: Self-sensing AFM type Nano-prober","authors":"R. Shioda, Y. Amano, K. Ikezawa, Y. Nakamura, T. Kasahara","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564283","url":null,"abstract":"Nano-prober has the increasing importance for advanced semiconductor device process. Conventional SEM type Nano-prober face the problems, device degradation with electron bombardment and resolution limit. The AFM Nano-prober can work in air, so it is so easy to use for its operation. We report the new type AFM Nano-prober that applied the self-sensing type AFM. This method has the simple structure and easy to use. In the case of Nano-prober that constructed with multiple AFM, this simple method is best choice in this purpose.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124131194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Guo, M. Masuda, Y. Che, C. Qi, X. Z. Wang, X. Li, R. Chen, H. R. Di, L. Shan
{"title":"Case study of flash memory failure analysis for page erase fail","authors":"M. Guo, M. Masuda, Y. Che, C. Qi, X. Z. Wang, X. Li, R. Chen, H. R. Di, L. Shan","doi":"10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPFA.2016.7564241","url":null,"abstract":"Failure Analysis (FA) consists of fault verification, isolation, defect tracing, characterization and physical analysis. Flash memory is widely used in data storage. High density cell array makes flash memory prone to defects. In this paper, a NOR flash page failure case was studied. The failed page, consisting of 8 word lines and 512 bytes, cannot be erased. Light emission could help isolate the defect location from horizontal level, but could not tell which layer the defect was at or what kind of defect it was. So rigorous failure analysis need to be used to narrow the fault location step by step, and eventually found the failure root cause.","PeriodicalId":206237,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123533847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}