Title :
Effects of Burn-In and Temperature Cycling on the Corrosion Resistance of Plastic Encapsulated Integrated Circuits
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, 555 Union Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103. (215) 439-6140
Abstract :
Plastic-encapsulated integrated circuits are susceptible to failures due to moisture-related corrosion of aluminum metallization. A test program has been conducted to evaluate the possible effects of 100% burn-in and temperature cycling device screens in increasing that susceptibility. Results indicate no significant effects.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Bonding; Circuit testing; Corrosion; Glass; Integrated circuit metallization; Moisture; Packaging; Plastics; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium, 1977. 15th Annual
Conference_Location :
LAs Vegas, NV, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IRPS.1977.362781