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Latent failures due to electrostatic discharge in CMOS integrated circuits

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OSTI ID:7194241

Electrostatic discharge (ISD) caused two CMOS integrated circuits (ICs) to fail in a latent manner due to gate oxide rupture. One failure occurred during an experiment designed to test for latent failures where a set of ICs was subjected to simulated electrostatic discharge (VZAP) followed by life testing. Another failure occurred during the operation of a system being readied for a satellite application.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
7194241
Report Number(s):
SAND-86-1228; CONF-8609149-2; ON: DE87005507
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English