Nanoprobing and EBAC for Improving Failure Analysis Success Rates on Sub-14nm Logic and SRAM

Wednesday, October 31, 2018: 4:20 PM
225AB (Phoenix Convention Center)
Dr. John E. Masnik , Global Foundries, Malta, NY
Ms. Noor Jehan Saujauddin , Global Foundries, Malta, NY
Kevin Davidson , Global Foundries, Malta, NY
Ms. Esther P.Y. Chen , GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Malta, NY

Summary:

Nanoprobing, electrical probing on a microscopic scale, and EBAC, a high-resolution, static technique, can be used for isolating defects and improving failure analysis success rates on both logic and SRAM devices. This paper presents three case studies of subtle defects on a technology beyond 14nm that may not have been successful without the use of one or both of these techniques.