ESREF 98

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

 
9th EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON
RELIABILITY OF ELECTRON DEVICES
FAILURE PHYSICS AND ANALYSIS
 
ESREF 98
Copenhagen, Denmark
5 - 9 October 1998
 
Organized by
FJRC - Finn Jensen Reliability Consultancy
 
in collaboration with
IAE - Department of Applied Electronics
The Technical University of Denmark
 
in conjunction with
EOBT - Electron and Optical Beam Testing Conference
 
 
    
ESREF 98 COPENHAGEN

The 9th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 5 to 9 October 1998.

This event will provide the European forum for the presentation of recent developments and future trends in Quality and Reliability of Microelectronic Material, Devices and Circuits.
All aspects of specifications, technology and manufacturing advances, test, control and analysis will be addressed.

It is a pleasure, for the second time, to have the EOBT Conference, Electron and Optical Beam Testing, as part of the ESREF Conference. The enhancement that this collaboration brings to the ESREF sessions on these vital topics is truly significant.

Conference location

Scandic Hotel Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Denmark

Whilst the quality of the technical programme of course has priority at the Conference, we hope that you will find some time also to enjoy and explore the historic capital city of Denmark. Today Copenhagen is easily accessible with the airport only a fifteen minutes drive from the centre of the town, and excellent train services with most major European cities. The central station is just five minutes walk from the Conference venue.

We wish to thank the following for their contribution to the success of this conference:

-    The Technical University of Denmark
-    United States Air Force European Office of Aerospace Research and Development
-    IEEE, Electron Devices Society
 
 

 Conference Organization and Secretariat

Van Hauen Conferences and Incentives
Amaliegade 36
DK - 1256 Copenhagen K.
Denmark
Tel. +45 3314 0050
Fax. +45 3314 5750
e-mail: svh@vanhauen.dk,
internet: http://www.vanhauen.dk
 


TECHNICAL PROGRAMME


The Conference Programme will consist of contributed and invited papers within one of the eight themes shown below. Additionally, tutorials on e.g. microsystems or MEMS - (Microrelectromechanical Systems), interconnections reliability, accelerated testing and
compressed reliability determination, and dielectric reliability measurement will be offered to all participants.

Also, as separate events, but an integral part of the Conference, several workshops or User Group meetings will be organized on the Monday of the Conference week. The topics range from COTS (Components off the Shelf), FIB (Focussed Ion Beam), ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) to Power Device Reliability.



1.   Failure analysis and characterization

     Defect detection and localization, ion techniques e.g. FIB, optical techniques, thermal
     and electrical characterization e.g. noise, acoustic microscopy.



2.   EOBT - Electron and optical beam testing

     Electron beam testing, optical beam testing, scanning probe microscopy, electric force
     microscopy, navigation methods, thermal microscopy.



3.   Failure mechanisms and modelling

     Metal migration, corrosion, dielectric breakdown, hot carrier degradation, EOS and
     ESD, latch-up, EMC and EMI effects, soft errors.



4.   Failure prevention strategies

     Reliability by design, robustness testing, proactive process control, wafer level
     reliability monitors, reliability indicators, built-in self test, burn-in and screening, field
     failure returns, yield and reliability, case studies.



5.   Compound semiconductor and optoelectronic reliability

     Laser reliability, optoelectronic devices, LED reliability, microwave components,
     degradation mechanisms, specific failure mechanisms.



6.   Microsystems reliability

     MEMS, sensor reliability, failure mechanisms, test approaches, case studies,
     microwave connectors, optical fibre transmission lines.



7.   Packaging

     Bonding, multichip module reliability, plastic packaging, solder joint reliability, flip
     chip reliability, ball grid arrays, socket and connector reliability.



8.   Power devices

     Failure mechanisms, reliability indicators, thermal management, bond reliability,
     solder joint reliability, smart power devices, IGBT multichip
     modules, thyristors.
   


SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS     

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 March 1998. One original and 15 copies should be mailed to the Scientific Secretariat. These abstracts must be written in English and should treat topics related to one of the eight themes of the Conference. Abstracts should contain the following information:

1.   Title page containing:
          reference to the number of the theme to which the abstract fits best
          title and five-line abstract
          the complete address of the first author, including e-mail, phone and fax number
          if applicable, explicit indication of category: Student Paper

2.   Two-page abstract providing all relevant information including major results, figures
     and conclusions.
 

 Scientific Secretariat

Claus Kjærgaard
IAE/DTU
Building 451
DK - 2800 Lyngby
Denmark
Tel.: +45 4525 5266, Fax. +45 4588 0286
e-mail: ck@iae.dtu.dk
Internet: http://www.iae.dtu.dk/esref98

After the paper selection, authors will receive instructions for the layout of papers, transparencies and slides. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings, which will be distributed to all participants at the beginning of the conference.

The proceedings will also be published as a special edition of Microelectronics and Reliability by Elsevier Science.
 


BEST PAPER AWARDS


As in previous years papers presented at ESREF 98 will be eligible for the ESREF Best Paper Award in the categories a) regular contributed paper, and b) student paper. Announcement for the awards will be made at the end of the Conference. Papers desiring to compete for the Best Student Paper's Award should clearly indicate this on the first page of the abstract.
 

LATEST NEWS


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9th European Symposium on Reliability of
Electron Devices,
Failure Physics and Analysis
5-9 October 1998
Copenhagen, Denmark

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Structure of the ESREF 98 Conference Week 5-9 October 1998


 
 
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Morning
Workshops
Tutorials
Conference
Conference
Conference
Afternoon
Workshops
Conference
Conference
Conference
Lab. Visit
Evening
ESREF Registration
Panel Discussions
Exhibitors evening
Conference dinner
 
 

ESREF STEERING COMMITTEE

M. Barre            -    MATRA Defense (France)
L.J. Balk            -    Bergische Universität (Germany)
G.M. Brydon     -    QaRel (United Kingdom)
Y. Danto            -    IXL, University of Bordeaux (France)
F. Fantini            -    University of Parma (Italy)
W. Gerling          -    Siemens AG (Germany)
Ørjan Hallberg    -    Ericsson Telecom AB (Sweden)
H.E. Maes          -    IMEC (Belgium)
A.J. Mouthaan    -    University of Twente (The Netherlands)
 

THE ESREF 98 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


Finn Jensen           -    Conference Chairman (FJRC)
Jørgen M›ltoft       -    Conference Vice Chairman (IAE/DTU)
Claus Kjærgaard   -    Technical Programme Chairman (IAE/DTU)
Ørjan Hallberg       -    Technical Programme Vice Chairman (Ericsson Telecom)
 

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN


1.   Failure analysis and characterization
      Chairman: Jean-Pierre Fortea, CNES, France
      Co-chairman: Massimo Vanzi, University of Cagliari, Italy


2.   EOBT - Electron and optical beam testing
      Chairman: L.J. Balk, Bergische Universität, Germany
      Co-chairman: W. Claeys,Universit‚ de Bordeaux, France

3.   Failure mechanisms and modelling
      Chairman: G. Ghibaudo, LCPS, ENSERG, France
      Co-chairman:  A. J. Mouthaan, MESA, The Netherlands


4.   Failure prevention strategies
      Chairman: A.C. Brombacher, TUE, The Netherlands
      Co-chairman: D. Schmitt-Landsiedel, Technische Universität Mnchen, Germany

5.   Compound semiconductor and optoelectronic reliability
      Chairman: Fausto Fantini, University of Parma, Italy
      Co-chairman:  G.M.Brydon, QaRel, United Kingdom

6.   Microsystems reliability
      Chairman: Siebe Bouwstra, Mikroelektronikcentret, Denmark
      Co-chairman:  Jens Branebjerg, Delta, Denmark


7.   Packaging
      Chairman: Christer Olsson, Ericsson, Sweden
      Co-chairman: Jim Lloyd, Lloyd Technology ASsociates, USA


8.  Power devices
      Chairman: Eckhard Wolfgang, Siemens, Germany
      Co-chairman: Mauro Ciappa, ETH, Switzerland