• DocumentCode
    3411979
  • Title

    Detection and analysis of ESD-induced melt filaments for FSRAMs

  • Author

    Prud´homme, M. ; Miller, James W.

  • Author_Institution
    Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    22-25 Oct. 1995
  • Firstpage
    157
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. When evaluating a new manufacturing site, Fab A, it was discovered that SRAM devices were susceptible to failures induced by Human Body Model (HBM) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). The worst case failures were observed for a positive zap with Vss referenced, with data (I/O) pins failing a 1.0 /spl mu/A output leakage criteria at zap voltages as low as 500 V. Similar SRAM devices from a different fab, Fab B, did not have this same sensitivity. To understand the sensitivity of Fab A material, the protection device for the I/O pins was analyzed.
  • Keywords
    SRAM chips; electrostatic discharge; failure analysis; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; leakage currents; 1 muA; 500 V; ESD-induced melt filaments; HBM ESD; Human Body Model; I/O pins; SRAM devices; electrostatic discharge; manufacturing site evaluation; output leakage criteria; protection device; Electric breakdown; Electrostatic discharge; Failure analysis; Implants; Random access memory; Silicon; Testing; Variable structure systems; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Integrated Reliability Workshop, 1995. Final Report., International
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2705-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRWS.1995.493594
  • Filename
    493594