Statistical process control for QML (Qualified Manufacturer's List) radiation hardness assurance
Effective testing of highly-complex VLSI circuits employing ever decreasing feature sizes is becoming extremely difficult. This difficulty arises from the inability to routinely provide 100% fault coverage during testing of these complex functions, as well as by a scarcity of functional parts inherent in low-volume/high-product-mix military-component manufacturing lines. Under the sponsorship of RADC and DESC, the government has proposed a Qualified Manufacturer's List (QML) methodology to qualify ICs for high reliability and radiation hardness. In this approach, a production line is certified on a one-time'' basis, and all product from that line is subsequently qualified per the requirements of MIL-STD-38535. The approach places a large burden on the manufacturer or production source, who is tasked with demonstrating that the quality of the part is built in,'' as opposed to being tested in.'' This built-in'' quality is assured by the proper control of the IC manufacturing sequence from design through assembly. 13 refs., 5 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6909224
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-90-0368C; CONF-900723-5; ON: DE90007413
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 27. IEEE annual international nuclear and space radiation effects conference, Reno, NV (USA), 16-20 Jul 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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