Education and Training for the Electronics Industry
Semitracks provides education, training, and certification services and products for the electronics industry. We specialize in serving Semiconductor, Microsystems and Nanotechnology suppliers and users. Semitracks, Inc. helps engineers, technicians, scientists, and management understand these dynamic fields. We offer courses in Semiconductor Reliability, Test, Packaging, Process Integration, Failure and Yield Analysis, and Focused Ion Beam technology. Learn from the Experts.
The cascode connection is essentially placing two transistors in the gain path instead of a single transistor. The term cascode is believed to be a contraction of the words "cascaded triode" used in vacuum tube technology. In the bipolar implementation the cascode connection is sometimes called the common emitter common base connection. The cascode connection is used to increase the output resistance of an amplifier. The cascode connection can also be used to minimize the effects of power supply fluctuations on the output gain characteristics. In the MOS implementation, the cascode connection also increases the gain due to the larger output resistance and can reduce the input time constant since the gate-to-drain capacitance in M1 fluctuates less in a cascode configuration.
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Oxidation is a critical component of the semiconductor manufacturing process.
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Semicon West
July 12-14, 2005 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, USA
International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis
November 6-10, 2005 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA, USA
Semitracks, along with Semiconductor International, have put together a one-day course on the Reliability and Characterization Challenges for Advanced Semiconductor Devices. Dr. John Suehle of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Dr. Ennis Ogawa of Texas Instruments, two leading researchers and lecturers in field of Semiconductor Reliability, will give an overview of the problems and reliability challenges associated with today's advanced semiconductor devices. Dr. Suehle will cover Front-End Reliability issues including: High-K Dielectrics, Negative Bias Temperature Instability, and Positive Bias Temperature Instability. Dr. Ogawa will cover Back-End Reliability issues including: Copper Metallization, Electromigration, Stress Induced Voiding, and Low-K Dielectric Breakdown. The course will be held at the City Club of San Francisco on Monday, July 11, 2005 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM with an hour and a half lunch break.
Reliability and Characterization Challenges for Advanced Semiconductor Devices on Monday, July 11, 2005 (9:00AM-5:00PM) at the City Club of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA, USA
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Process Integration
Process Integration is becoming more challenging with each technology node. The fortunes of your company may depend on how successfully you and your team can integrate disparate processing steps into a single, optimized flow. Lily Springer, our expert in Process Integration and Mixed Signal Design, guides you through the critical and challenging aspects of this topic. She covers both digital and analog issues related to Process Integration. Let your colleagues know!
Semiconductor Process Integration on August 10-12, 2005 in San Diego, CA, USA
Failure and Yield Analysis
Are you new to failure analysis? Does your position require you to have an understanding of failure analysis? Learn about the latest techniques for analyzing complex devices. We cover all the techniques from the simple ones (such as Liquid Crystal) all the way to complex ones (such as PICA and Laser Voltage Probing). Learn the secrets of analyzing a component correctly every time.
Failure and Yield Analysis on September 12-15, 2005 in Singapore and on September 19-22, 2005 in Santa Clara, CA, USA
Reliability
Reliability is a critical element to the success of any semiconductor product. Reliability margins are increasingly squeezed by today's deep submicron technologies. Learn about the major reliability failure mechanisms, test structures, and test equipment. Learn how to optimize reliability, performance, and cost.
Semiconductor Reliability on September 26-28, 2005 in Santa Clara, CA, USA
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