Cole Jr, 1996 - Google Patents
Electron and optical beam testing of integrated circuits using CIVA, LIVA, and LECIVACole Jr, 1996
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- 10007572664183639602
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- Cole Jr E
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- Microelectronic engineering
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Charge-Induced Voltage Alteration (CIVA), Light-Induced Voltage Alteration,(LIVA), and Low Energy CIVA (LECIVA) are three new failure analysis imaging techniques developed to quickly localize defects on ICs [1–3]. All three techniques utilize the voltage fluctuations of a …
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