ECE 695A Lecture 37: Radiation Induced Damage – An overview

20 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Introduction and short history of radiation damage Radiation damage in various types of components Sources of radiation A basic calculation and simulation approaches Conclusions

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ECE 695A Lecture 37R: Review Questions

20 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Review Questions: Why is SOI more radiation hard compared to bulk devices? What do you feel about radiation hardness of FINFET? What type of radiation issues could arise for thin-body devices …

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ECE 695A Lecture 34: Scaling Theory of Design of Experiments

18 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Introduction Buckingham PI Theorem An Illustrative Example Recall the scaling theory of HCI, NBTI, and TDDB Conclusions

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ECE 695A Lecture 34A: Appendix - Variability by Bootstrap Method

18 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

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ECE 695A Lecture 33: Model Selection/Goodness of Fit

18 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: The problem of matching data with theoretical distribution Parameter extractions: Moments, linear regression, maximum likelihood Goodness of fit: Residual, Pearson, Cox, Akika …

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ECE 695A Lecture 33R: Review Questions

18 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Review Questions: With higher number of model parameters, you can always get a good fit – why should you minimize the number of parameters Least square method is a subset of maximum likelihood …

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ECE 695A Lecture 32R: Review Questions

17 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Review Questions: Why do people use Normal, log-normal, Weibull distributions when they do not know the exact physical distribution? What is the problem of using empirical distributions? What are …

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ECE 695A Lecture 32: Physical vs. Empirical Distribution

17 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Physical Vs. empirical distribution Properties of classical distribution function Moment-based fitting of data Conclusions

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ECE 695A Lecture 31R: Review Questions

15 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Review Questions: What is the difference between parametric estimation vs. non-parametric estimation? What principle did Tacho Brahe’s approach assume? What is the difference between …

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ECE 695A Lecture 31: Collecting and Plotting Data

15 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Origin of data, Field Acceleration vs. Statistical Inference Nonparametric information Preparing data for projection: Hazen formula Preparing data for projection: Kaplan formula …

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ECE 695A Lecture 31A: Appendix - Bootstrap Method Introduction

15 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

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ECE 695A Lecture 30R: Review Questions

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: What is the difference between extrinsic vs. intrinsic breakdown? Does gas dielectric have extrinsic breakdown? Why or why not? What does ESD damage and the plasma damage to thin …

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ECE 695A Lecture 30: Breakdown in Dielectrics with Defects

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Introduction Theory of pre-existing defects: Thin oxides Theory of pre-existing defects: thick oxides Conclusions

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ECE 695A Lecture 29R: Review Questions

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Review Questions: Mention a few differences between thick and thin oxide breakdown. Is breakdown in thick oxides contact dominated? Can I use AHI theory here? How does the Paschen’s cascade …

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ECE 695A Lecture 29A: Appendix - Dimension of a Surface

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

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ECE 695A Lecture 28: Circuit Implications of Dielectric Breakdown

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Part 1 - Understanding Post-BD FET behavior BD position determination Hard and Soft BD in FETs Distinguishing leakage and intrinsic FET parameters shifts Part 2 - Impact of …

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ECE 695A Lecture 29: Circuit Implications of Dielectric Breakdown

08 Apr 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Introduction Spatial and temporal dynamics during breakdown Breakdown in bulk oxides: puzzle Conclusions

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ECE 695A Lecture 27: Correlated TDDB in Off-State HCI

29 Mar 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

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ECE 695A Lecture 27R: Review Questions

29 Mar 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

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ECE 695A Lecture 26-1: Statistics of Soft Breakdown via Methods of Markov Chains

28 Mar 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

Outline: Spatial vs. Temporal correlation Theory of correlated Dielectric Breakdown Excess leakage as a signature of correlated BD Conclusions

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