Crook, 1978 - Google Patents
Techniques of evaluating long term oxide reliability at wafer levelCrook, 1978
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- 12438716676468075516
- Author
- Crook D
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- Publication venue
- 1978 International Electron Devices Meeting
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This paper discusses techniques of evaluating long term oxide reliability at the wafer level. These techniques are presently used in the development of high reliability oxide processes. The first technique involves a statistical analysis of the electric field distribution of MOS …
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