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Electromigration in Integrated Circuit Interconnects

The gradual transport of metal atoms in a conductor caused by momentum transfer from high-density electron flow. Over time it produces voids and hillocks that open or short interconnects, a wear-out reliability failure that accelerates strongly with current density and temperature and constrains metal-line sizing in IC design.

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The gradual transport of metal atoms in a conductor caused by momentum transfer from high-density electron flow. Over time it produces voids and hillocks that open or short interconnects, a wear-out reliability failure that accelerates strongly with current density and temperature and constrains metal-line sizing in IC design.

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