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CALL FOR PAPERS

18 – 20 July 2022

Marina Bay Sands

SINGAPORE

 

IEEE 29th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE PHYSICAL AND FAILURE ANALYSIS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

 

IPFA 2022 is devoted to the fundamental understanding of the electrical and physical characterization techniques and associated technologies that assist in probing the nature of wear-out and failure in conventional and new CMOS devices. The Technical Program Committee is inviting papers related, but not limited to, the following areas:

AI for Failure Analysis and Reliability : Semi Artificial Intelligence (AI) for FA – fault detection, Visual / image analytics, Pattern recognition, Signal Processing, Machine learning for prognosis and reliability. Exploring reliability assessment and quantification for new applications (e.g. neuromorphic devices and AI accelerator).

Hardware Assurance : Semi-Invasive and Invasive Analysis for attack of encryption system, PUF Circuit Characterization and Evaluation, Die-Level Reverse Engineering, Counterfeit Electronics Detection, Hardware Trojan localization.

Product Test and Diagnostic: Embedded BIST and DFT test  and diagnosis, Reliability testing, Silicon failure debug on test and yield engineering methodologies, Yield analysis and optimization, Defect-oriented testing, Protocol-aware testing, Test-to-Design Feedback, Mixed signal and analog tests.

Sample Preparation, Metrology and Defect Characterization: Device de-processing, Ion beam / TEM sample preparation, Metrology, Defect inspection, Test chips.

Case Studies on Fault Isolation: Die / Board / System-level electrical FA, Electrical characterization and nanoprobing.

Case Studies on Physical Failure Analysis: Die / Board / System-level physical FA, Design for manufacturing, Construction Analysis, Reverse engineering.

Package-Level Failure Analysis: 2.xD/3D/SiP Package FA, Magnetic/acoustic applications, 2.xD/3D X-ray, Lock-in thermography, FTIR, Non-destructive failure analysis, Workflows.

Advanced Electrical Fault Isolation Techniques: Advanced methodologies in photon and laser-based microscopy techniques, Dynamic techniques, Acoustic microscopy, Magnetic imaging, Nanoprobing, AFP, EBAC/EBIC.

Advanced Physical Failure Analysis Techniques: Advanced methodologies in PFA, Advanced optical/Ion beam approaches, Plasma/Laser FIB, Spectroscopy (EDX/EELS) techniques, Scanning probe microscopy, Circuit-edits, De-layering recipes and innovations, Tomography.

ESD, Latchup and Reliability for Space Applications: Component and system level ESD design: modeling and  simulation, Neutron and alpha particle single event radiation, Multi- bit SER/SEU.

Photonics Device (Display, Lighting and Photovoltaic) Reliability and Failure Analysis: Degradation studies on display modules, LED, Solar cells made of silicon, CdTe, CIGS, organic materials, multi-junction, perovskite etc., Infrared photodetectors, Waveguides.

Transistor and NVM Reliability: Gate oxide/High-κ reliability, PBTI/NBTI, Hot carrier, Random telegraph noise and single dopant effects, Self Heating in sub-10 nm CMOS, GAA FET / RFSOI/ HBM/stack DRAM device reliability, Process and stress-induced reliability issues and variability, Non-volatile memory reliability (PCRAM, RRAM, STT- MRAM, Ferroelectric devices, MRAM), 2D material and device reliability

Interconnect and Packaging Reliability: TDDB dielectrics, Electromigration, stress migration, cracking, corrosion, and fatigue in bond pads, Reliability of 3DIC/ TSV/ MEMS, Heterogeneous Integration in SiP, Thermo-mechanical stress, Power dissipation issues, Wafer warpage, Wire bonding, Wafer bonding technology, yield & reliability.

High Power Electronics / Wide Bandgap Device Reliability & Failure Analysis: Reliability of devices based on GaAs, GaN, SiC and Ga2O3 systems, Trap-related degradation, Materials-related defect characterization, Process variability, III-V/Si integration.

 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Prospective authors are requested to submit at least a two-page abstract (including text and figures) of their previously unpublished and original research work. The two-page abstract should include the following:

  1. Brief introduction to the background and motivation/objectives of the work.
  2. Experimental results, analysis and discussion.
  3. Summary of the findings, highlighting their impact, novelty and importance.
  4. Supporting figures, tables, and references.

All submissions must be in English. The materials in the paper must be original and unpublished. Please work on the abstract according to the provided template in the IPFA webpage. Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be accepted.

Please limit your submission file size to 5 MB and submit your abstract through the IPFA Website by 18 Feb 2022. For further details, please contact the Technical Program Chair / Co-Chair.

Authors of papers that have been accepted for oral / poster presentation will be notified by 1 April 2022. High quality papers presented at IPFA 2022 will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for the Special Issue of Microelectronics Reliability journal (Elsevier), expected to be published in early 2023, or as articles in EDFAS magazine.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission Deadline :  11 Feb 2022   18 Feb 2022   25 Feb 2022 (FINAL)

Notification of Abstract Acceptance :  1 April 2022

 

Abstract Submission Abstract Template