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Program
Objectives:
Failure Analysis, Prevention & Reliability Modeling for Submicron Electronics |
California State University, Northridge
was the recipient of a NASA Institutional Research Award (IRA). This grant
helped to initiate an interdisciplinary research program in materials science
and engineering. CSUN formed an alliance with JPL (a NASA facility), HRL
Laboratories (Hughes Research Lab) and Carnegie Mellon University to further
the participation of underrepresented students in science and engineering
fields. The proposed research will establish methodologies, guidelines,
and models for reliability and failure analysis of materials and components
used in lunar and planetary spacecraft. Specifically, we will study existing
methodologies, models, and tools to find applications for deep submicron
designs. Most of the tools available today are not well suited for the
newer technologies. We will also focus on methods for failure prevention.
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Focus:
Failure Analysis of Microelectronics
· Electromigration |
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