On-Chip Antennas for IC Reliability and Aging Monitoring

We propose the use of on-chip antennas for the continuous monitoring of integrated circuit aging. We focus on detecting electromigration of interconnects using near-field EM emissions by measuring the change in differential-mode coupling between the interconnects and on-chip antennas. Simulations ar...

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Published in2024 IEEE 67th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) pp. 1276 - 1280
Main Authors Muha, Andrew, Vutukuru, Manoj Yasaswi, Gogi, Vamshi Kiran, Jha, Rashmi
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 11.08.2024
Subjects
Antenna measurements
Couplings
Electromigration
Integrated circuit interconnections
Integrated circuit modeling
integrated circuit reliability
interconnects
Loss measurement
on-chip antennas
System-on-chip
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Summary:We propose the use of on-chip antennas for the continuous monitoring of integrated circuit aging. We focus on detecting electromigration of interconnects using near-field EM emissions by measuring the change in differential-mode coupling between the interconnects and on-chip antennas. Simulations are performed to determine the effect of electromigration on the near-field coupling, and the on-chip antennas are fabricated and annealed to determine their compatibility with the back end of line process.
ISSN:1558-3899
DOI:10.1109/MWSCAS60917.2024.10658847