A STUDY OF FAILURE MECHANISMS IN SILICON PLANAR EPITAXIAL TRANSISTORS.

Abstract

This report covers the entire 18-month period in this study of the mechanisms that lead to failure in silicon n-p-n planar epitaxial transistors. The approach taken was the division of the investigation into specific interest areas, each associated with a part of the transistor structure. The areas included: Oxide and silicon dioxide interface; field induced junctions at the silicon surface; silicon (bulk); and metallization.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0814810

Entities

People

  • A. S. Grove
  • D. J. Fitzgerald
  • H. Sello
  • I. A. Blech
  • J. E. Lawrence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dioxides
  • Elements
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Group 14 Elements
  • Metalloids
  • Oxides
  • Silicon
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Transistors

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.