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Future technology challenges for failure analysis

Anderson et al., 1995

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8738015153646697416
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Anderson R
Soden J
Henderson C
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Failure analysis is a critical element in the integrated circuit manufacturing industry. This paper explores the challenges for IC failure analysis in the environment of present and future silicon IC technology trends, using the 1994 National Technology Roadmap for …
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