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Accurate Quantitative Physics-of-Failure Approach to Integrated Circuit Reliability

Modern electronics typically consist of microprocessors and other complex integrated circuits (ICs) such as FPGAs, ADCs, and memory. They are susceptible to electrical, mechanical and thermal modes of failure like other components on a printed circuit board, but due to their materials, complexity and roles within a circuit, accurately predicting a failure rate has become difficult, if not impossible.

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Edward Wyrwas, Lloyd Condra, Avshalom Hava

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