electromigration

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:cause open circuits
reliability issues in microelectronics
short circuits
void formation
gptkbp:defines the transport of material caused by the gradual movement of the ions in a conductor due to the momentum transfer between conducting electrons and diffusing metal atoms
gptkbp:field electronics
materials science
gptkbp:firstObserved 1960s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label electromigration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:temperature
material properties
current density
geometry of conductor
grain structure
gptkbp:measures mean time to failure (MTTF)
gptkbp:mitigatedBy using barrier layers
using materials with higher melting points
using wider interconnects
gptkbp:occurredIn integrated circuits
metal interconnects
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Black's_equation
diffusion
semiconductor industry
reliability engineering
VLSI design
aluminum interconnects
copper interconnects
failure analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:molecular_electronics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5