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Circuit-Aware Device Reliability Criteria Methodology

Published

Author(s)

Jason T. Ryan, Lan Wei, Jason P. Campbell, Richard G. Southwick, Kin P. Cheung, Anthony Oates, John S. Suehle, Phillip Wong

Abstract

Meeting reliability requirements is an increasingly more difficult challenge with each generation of CMOS technology. The disconnection between conventional one-size-fits-all reliability specifications and the wide range of circuit applications might be a huge waste of resources. By taking into consideration circuit-level figures of merit, a novel methodology to establish device reliability criteria that reflects real-world operation of devices in circuits is proposed and demonstrated. This ―circuit-aware‖ methodology makes a real step toward realizing the goal of application-aware reliability standards which do not require additional measurements. The beauty is its simplicity – a simple transformation to solve an important problem. The simplicity makes it attractive as a standard methodology.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the European Solid State Device Research Conference
Conference Dates
September 12-16, 2011
Conference Location
Helsinki
Conference Title
European Solid State Device Research Conference

Keywords

Reliability, Circuit Aware, Hot Carrier, Lifetime

Citation

Ryan, J. , Wei, L. , Campbell, J. , Southwick, R. , Cheung, K. , Oates, A. , Suehle, J. and Wong, P. (2011), Circuit-Aware Device Reliability Criteria Methodology, Proceedings of the European Solid State Device Research Conference, Helsinki, -1 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created September 12, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017