ESREF 2022
33rd European Symposium on Reliability of Electron
Devices Failure Physics and Analysis
September 26-29, 2022
Scope of THE Conference and Abstract Submission
SCOPE OF PAPERS
High quality abstracts are accepted for presentation at ESREF and publication in Microelectronics Reliability Journal. They should contribute to reliability concepts, the understanding and analysis of failure mechanisms by means of innovative methods in failure analysis, measurement, characterisation or modelling. During submission the authors will be asked to give their preferences with regard to one or more tracks as described below:
KEY DEADLINES
Submission of 4-page extended abstract
Submission is now closed
Notification of acceptance:
May 5, 2022
Final paper (4+ pages) for review
(Elsevier Editorial System)
June 6, 2022
Final upload to the journal
(Elsevier Editorial System)
July 18, 2022
A - Assessment Techniques and Methods for Devices and Systems
Design for reliability; built-in reliability; virtual qualification; advanced seliability simulation; limits to accelerated tests; screening methods; yield/reliability relationship; counterfeit detection on system level; KI based reliability assessment; condition monitoring; multi-objective reliability assessment techniques; including sustainability aspects in the assessment; …
B - Semiconductor and Nanoelectronics Technologies
Process-related issues, passivation stability; hot carriers injection, NBTI, TDDB; high-K dielectrics and gate stacks; Low-K dielectrics and Cu interconnects; metal migration: mechanical and thermal aspects; non-volatile and programmable cells; silicon on insulator devices; nano-electronics, nano-electronic materials for solid state devices; …
C - Progress in Failure Analysis Methods
Electron, ion and optical beam techniques; scanning probe techniques; static or dynamic techniques, back-side techniques; acoustic microscopy; electric or magnetic field based techniques; electrical, thermal and thermo-mechanical characterization; sample preparation, construction analysis; failure analysis: case studies; Identification of counterfeits; …
D - Microwave Devices and Circuits
Microwave and compound semiconductor devices; devices for 5G communication; radar sensors; …
E - Packaging and Assemblies
E1 – Wafer- and Panel-Level
Interconnection Technologies First level interconnects; 3D-integration and through-silicon-vias; PCB-embedding, fan-out and chip-scale packaging; chip/package interaction; …
E2 – Second-Level Interconnects
Solder and high-temperature interconnects; sinterinterconnects; wire-bonds; …
F - Power Devices and Systems
F1 – Smart Power Devices, IGBT, Thyristors
F2 – Wide Bandgap Power Devices
F3 – Power Electronic Systems
G - Photonics Devices
Solar cells and display; optoelectronics; organic electronics: OLED, electronic ink, TFT
H - MEMS and Sensors
Bio-electronics, bio-sensors, nano-bio-technologies; MEMS and MOEMS; NEMS and nano-objects; …
I - Extreme Environments and Radiation
ESD-EOS, latchup; EMC-EMI (integrated circuits, power electronic systems); radiation impact on circuits and systems reliability
Presentation Guidelines
Oral Presentation
- The time slot is 20 min, but the presentation should be contained in 15 min, since 5 min are left for discussion
- File format: PPT, PPTX or PDF
- Preferred format: 16:9
- There is not a mandatory template, but authors can refer to this one for their convenience.
Poster Presentation
- Poster size: DIN A0 format (approx. 119 cm x 84 cm), vertically oriented
- The title should appear in letters of at least 5 cm height
- Provide an introduction and a summary or conclusion
- Use bullets charts, equations, photographs, figures, tables… to highlight the important technical content of your paper
- It may be useful to have some copies of the whole written paper submitted to ESREF
PAPER PUBLICATION
If accepted by the journal, the papers will go through a full peer-review process. All accepted papers will be published in a special issue of the Elsevier Microelectronics Reliability Journal (5-year impact factor: 1.589). Info: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/microelectronics-reliability
TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Tutorials by experts will provide review presentation of relevant topics and Invited papers will introduce the mainstream topics. Workshops organized in correlation with the ESREF conference will give the opportunity to discuss recent developments, open issues and exchange the know-how on specific topics.