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and Mechanisms
Randy Schueller, Ph.D.
11/16/17
o Failure mode
o The effect by which a failure is observed, perceived
or sensed.
o Failure mechanism
o The process (electrical, mechanical, physical, chemical ...
etc.) that causes failures.
o Failure Site :
o The location of potential failures, typically the site of a designed in:
o stress concentrator,
o design weakness or
Transistors:
Integrated Circuits
1 Smart Phone =
Typical
Variation of Design’s Material
Deterministic
Strengths
(Nominal) - Related to Process Capabilities
Analysis
DESIGN MARGIN
How well
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& Design 9 that Load Exceed Strength
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& Stresses? i i
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Their Interactions
e FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE
Reliability
Quality
RE-HEAT,
REWORK &
REPAIRS
Temperature
Dependent Hot Carrier
Dielectric Breakdown Injection
1000
Reliability Airplanes
100 Gap Telecom
Mean Medical
Service 10
Computers Electromigration Neg. Bias Temp.
life, yrs.
laptop/palm Instability
1.0 cell phones
Technology
0.5 m 0.25 m 130 nm 65 nm 25 nm
0.1
1995 2005 2015
Year produced
o Common Stressors
o High temperature
Cu6Sn5 requires
more volume than
independent Cu &
Sn
o Manufacturing
o Transportation
o Storage
o Field
o Identify a team
o Define the issue
o Deal with containment
o Define root cause
o Determine corrective
action (short term and
long term)
o System prevention –
incorporate corrective
action into processes
o Celebrate
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