Title :
The advent of failure analysis software technology
Author :
Henderson, Christopher L. ; Barnard, Richard D.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The increasing complexity of integrated circuits demands that software tools, in addition to hardware tools, be used for successful diagnosis of failure. A series of customizable software tools have been developed that organize failure analysis information and provide expert level help to failure analysts to increase their productivity and success.<>
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; circuit reliability; diagnostic expert systems; failure analysis; integrated circuit testing; IC failure analysis; customizable software tools; expert level help; failure analysis information; failure analysis software technology; failure analysts; hardware tools; integrated circuit complexity; productivity; software tools; Failure analysis; Hardware; Information analysis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Investments; Laboratories; Photonic integrated circuits; Relational databases; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium, 1994. 32nd Annual Proceedings., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1357-7
DOI :
10.1109/RELPHY.1994.307817
