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 Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6909224
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-90-0368C; CONF-900723--5; ON: DE90007413
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
DATA PROCESSING
DESIGN
DOPED MATERIALS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXPLOSIONS
FABRICATION
HARDENING
IRRADIATION
MANUFACTURING
MAPPING
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING METHODS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
MINIATURIZATION
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PLANNING
PROCESSING
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION HARDENING
RECOMMENDATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SPECTRA
STATISTICAL MODELS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
TASK SCHEDULING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TESTING
X-RAY SPECTRA