Microelectronics, Volume. 55, Issue 4, 617(2025)

Overview of Mechanical Stress Testing of Silicon-based Integrated Circuit

LIU Yong1,2, TAN Lei1, XU Ceming1, XIAO Tian1,2, LIU Denghua1,2, LAN Guiming1,2, SHI Yangjian1, LIU Jian1, LI Hang1, and WANG Miao1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Analog Foundries Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400060, P. R. China
  • 2The 24th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corp., Chongqing 400060, P. R. China
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    LIU Yong, TAN Lei, XU Ceming, XIAO Tian, LIU Denghua, LAN Guiming, SHI Yangjian, LIU Jian, LI Hang, WANG Miao. Overview of Mechanical Stress Testing of Silicon-based Integrated Circuit[J]. Microelectronics, 2025, 55(4): 617

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    Received: May. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 9, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 9, 2025

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    DOI:10.13911/j.cnki.1004-3365.240205

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