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Circuit reliability prediction: challenges and solutions for the device time-dependent variability characterization roadblock

Nafria et al., 2021

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6404654592931700499
Author
Nafria M
Diaz-Fortuny J
Saraza-Canflanca P
Martín-Martínez J
Roca E
Castro-Lopez R
Rodriguez R
Martin-Lloret P
Toro-Frias A
Mateo D
Barajas E
Aragones X
Fernandez F
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2021 IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference (LAEDC)

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The characterization of the MOSFET Time-Dependent Variability (TDV) can be a showstopper for reliability-aware circuit design in advanced CMOS nodes. In this work, a complete MOSFET characterization flow is presented, in the context of a physics-based TDV …
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