Failure Analysis of Autoclave-Stressed SRAMs with Aluminum Fuses

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamey Moss ◽  
Sam Subramanian ◽  
Vince Soorholtz ◽  
Michael Thomas ◽  
Mark Gerber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Antimony Trioxide ◽  
Back Side ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Eds Analysis ◽  
Plastic Package ◽  
Residual Aluminum ◽  
Rich Material ◽  
Static Ram

Abstract Several hundred units were subjected to autoclave stress as part of the qualification of a new fast static RAM. Many units failed after autoclave stress, and these parts recovered after conventional depotting using nitric acid and a hot plate. Based on the recovery of the units, the failures were determined to be fuse-related because the nitric acid cleared the fuse cavities during depotting. Chemical analysis after thermally extracting the die from the package revealed an antimony-rich material in failing fuse cavities. Source of the antimony was linked to antimony trioxide added to the plastic package as a fire retardant. However, it was unclear whether the antimony-rich material caused the failure or if it was an artifact of thermal depotting. A new approach that did not thermally or chemically alter the fuse cavities was employed to identify the failing fuses. This approach used a combination of back-side grinding, dimpling, and back-side microprobing. The antimony-rich material found in the fuse cavity was confirmed using SEM and TEM-based EDS analysis, and it is believed to be a major contributing factor to fuse failures. However, it is unclear whether the short was caused by the antimony-rich material or by a reaction between that material and residual aluminum (oxide) left in the fuse cavity after the laser blows.

Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuits Decapsulation Technique Using Mixed Acid Chemistry For Die-Level Failure Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Jeffrey M. Consigo ◽  
Ricardo S. Calanog ◽  
Melissa O. Caseria
Keyword(s):  
Gallium Arsenide ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Mixed Acid ◽  
Optimum Parameters ◽  
Plastic Package ◽  
Fuming Nitric Acid ◽  
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

Abstract Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits have become popular these days with superior speed/power products that permit the development of systems that otherwise would have made it impossible or impractical to construct using silicon semiconductors. However, failure analysis remains to be very challenging as GaAs material is easily dissolved when it is reacted with fuming nitric acid used during standard decapsulation process. By utilizing enhanced chemical decapsulation technique with mixture of fuming nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid at a low temperature backed with statistical analysis, successful plastic package decapsulation happens to be reproducible mainly for die level failure analysis purposes. The paper aims to develop a chemical decapsulation process with optimum parameters needed to successfully decapsulate plastic molded GaAs integrated circuits for die level failure analysis.

Selective removal of arsenic from crude antimony trioxide by leaching with nitric acid

2021 ◽  
pp. 119976
Author(s):  
Hongbin Ling ◽  
Annelies Malfliet ◽  
Bart Blanpain ◽  
Muxing Guo
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Selective Removal ◽  
Antimony Trioxide ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

In situ back-side illumination fluorescence XAFS (BI-FXAFS) studies on platinum nanoparticles deposited on a HOPG surface as a model fuel cell: a new approach to the Pt-HOPG electrode/electrolyte interface

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (27) ◽  
pp. 13748-13754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Uehara ◽  
Yohei Uemura ◽  
Takafumi Ogawa ◽  
Kentaro Kono ◽  
Ryoichi Ueno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Back Side ◽  
New Approach ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Model Fuel ◽  
Fluorescence Xafs ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Side Illumination

We measured the in situ polarization-dependent X-ray absorption fine structure of PtNPs deposited on a flat HOPG substrate.

Infrared Analysis on Pyrolysis Products of Flame Retardant Rigid Polyurethane Foam

2014 ◽  
Vol 1033-1034 ◽  
pp. 900-906
Author(s):  
Ze Jiang Zhang ◽  
Li Jun Li ◽  
Feng Li ◽  
Jin He ◽  
Zi Qiong Gan
Keyword(s):  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Magnesium Hydroxide ◽  
Hydrogen Cyanide ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Infrared Analysis ◽  
Antimony Trioxide ◽  
Stretching Vibration ◽  
Flame Retarded

Infrared spectra of the pyrolysis gases of polyurethane foam flame retarded by MPOP, MP, MC, magnesium hydroxide, or antimony trioxide flame retardants was analyzed online by FTIR method. At 600°C, the polyurethane foam flame retarded by MPOP, MP, MC, magnesium hydroxide or antimony trioxide flame retardants released more hydrogen cyanide than the pure polyurethane foam, proved that the MPOP, MP, MC and magnesium hydroxide flame retardants could change the law that the polyurethane released hydrogen cyanide. At 600 °C, the peak of C=O stretching vibration at 1730cm-1did not appear for the flame-retardant polyurethane, indicating that the flame retardants can make the polyurethane rapidly carbonize and the fewer C=O intermediate was produced. The absorbent peaks of the fire-retardant samples at 1604cm-1, 1538 cm-1, 1250 to 1230 cm-1and 1450cm-1implied that the flame retardants could delay the oxidative decomposition of the polyurethane component at 600 °C, so that more components may be carbonized. When increasing the pyrolysis temperature, the perlite would make polyurethane foam release fewer hydrogen cyanide.

scholarly journals Factors controlling the geochemical composition of Limnopolar lake sediments (Byers Peninsula, South Shetland Island, Livingston Island, Antarctica) during the last ∼ 1600 years

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 761-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Martínez Cortizas ◽  
I. Rozas Muñiz ◽  
T. Taboada ◽  
M. Toro ◽  
I. Granados ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediments ◽  
South Shetland Island ◽  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Anthropogenic Contamination ◽  
Geochemical Composition ◽  
Eds Analysis ◽  
Livingston Island ◽  
Lake Catchment ◽  
Rich Material ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract. We sampled a short (57 cm) sediment core in Limnopolar Lake (Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetlands Islands), which spans the last ~ 1600 years. The core was sectioned at high resolution and analyzed for elemental and mineralogical composition, and SEM-EDS analysis of glass mineral particles in selected samples. The chemical record was characterized by a contrasted pattern of layers with high Ca, Ti, Zr, and Sr concentrations and layers with higher concentrations of K and Rb. The first also enriched in plagioclase and, occasionally, in zeolites, while the later were relatively enriched in 2:1 phyllosilicates and quartz. This was interpreted as reflecting the abundance of volcaniclastic material (Ca-rich) vs. Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous marine sediments (K-rich) – the dominant geological material in the lake catchment. SEM-EDS analysis revealed the presence of abundant volcanic shards in the Ca-rich layers, pointing to tephras most probably related to the activity of Deception Island volcano (located 30 km to the SE). The ages of the four main peaks of volcanic-rich material (AD ~ 1840–1860 for L1, AD ~ 1570–1650 for L2, AD ~ 1450–1470 for L3, and AD ~ 1300 for L4) matched reasonably well the age of tephra layers (AP1 to AP3) previously identified in lakes of Byers Peninsula. Some of the analyzed metals (Fe, Mn, Cu and Cr) showed enrichments in the most recent tephra layer (L1), suggesting relative changes in the composition of the tephras as found in previous investigations. No evidence of significant human impact on the cycles of most trace metals (Cu, Zn, Pb) was found, probably due to the remote location of Livingston Island and the modest research infrastructures – local contamination was found by other researchers in soils, waters and marine sediments on areas with large, permanent, research stations. Chromium is the only metal showing a steady enrichment in the last 200 years that could be interpreted as recent anthropogenic contamination. At the same time, some features of the chemical record suggest that climate may have also played a role in the cycling of the elements, but further research is needed to identify the underlying mechanisms.

Single-cycle method for partitioning of trivalent actinides using completely incinerable reagents from nitric acid medium

2014 ◽  
Vol 102 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jammu Ravi ◽  
K. A. Venkatesan ◽  
M. P. Antony ◽  
T. G. Srinivasan ◽  
P. R. Vasudeva Rao
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Acid Medium ◽  
Minor Actinides ◽  
Nitric Acid Medium ◽  
Single Cycle ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Extraction Behavior ◽  
Trivalent Actinides

AbstractA new approach, namely “Single-cycle method for partitioning of Minor Actinides using completely incinerable ReagenTs” (SMART), has been explored for the separation of Am(III) from Eu(III) present in nitric acid medium. The extraction behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) in a solution of an unsymmetrical diglycolamide,

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