DocumentCode
2438164
Title
Impact of negative bias temperature instability on product parametric drift
Author
Reddy, Vijay ; Carulli, John ; Krishnan, Anand ; Bosch, William ; Burgess, Brendan
Author_Institution
Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
fYear
2004
fDate
26-28 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
148
Lastpage
155
Abstract
A systematic test methodology is presented that comprehends the impact of negative bias temperature instability on product parametric drift. In specific NBTI degradation mechanisms in digital CMOS circuits and transistors are presented. A test guard-banding technique to estimate parameter drift under BI and customer use conditions is also given.
Keywords
CMOS digital integrated circuits; MOSFET; integrated circuit reliability; semiconductor device reliability; thermal stability; degradation mechanisms; digital CMOS circuits; negative bias temperature instability; parameter drift estimation; product parametric drift; test guard banding technique; transistors; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Circuit testing; Degradation; Integrated circuit testing; MOSFETs; Negative bias temperature instability; Niobium compounds; System testing; Titanium compounds; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Test Conference, 2004. Proceedings. ITC 2004. International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8580-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TEST.2004.1386947
Filename
1386947
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