ITG Sub-Group 8.5 ITG : „Informationstechnische Gesellschaft“ Sub-group of the VDE (“Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker e.V.”), support and encourages research and using of IT as well as its application in data and communication techniques and systems, protection of the environment, medicine, traffic.

Main missions :

VDE (*)

- exchange of know how and informations - organization of discussion panels and workshop - writing of rules and recommendation - publication of technical / scientifical papers - participation to R&D projects

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GMM ITG

ETG Microelectronic

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The 8.5 Sub-group :

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Quality and Reliability for IC´s

FA Strategies (**)

8.5.1 Contactless Testing - e-beam techniques - electrooptical methods - Scanning Probe Microsc. - navigation issues

- Method assessment - Tool Evaluation - Know How exchange - Case histories - JEDEC

Members : AMD Grundig Bosch Philips .......

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Siemens Infineon Alcatel Duisburg Univ.

Hamburg Univ. ZMD Texas Instruments Wupertal Univ.

8.5.3 Quality Maintenance for VLSI - TQM tools - DoE - SPC - 8D-Process

FhG Micronas Hitachi Hannover Univ.

8.5.4 Wafer Level Rel. and reliability simul. - WLR - Yield and reliability - test structures - Simulation

Mostimportant importantevent eventofofthe the8.5 8.5Group Group: :yearly yearlyworkshop workshop“Failure “FailureMechanism Mechanismand and Most Analysis for small geometries” in Bad Baiersoiern (Germany / Bavaria) Analysis for small geometries” in Bad Baiersoiern (Germany / Bavaria) informaldiscussion discussionforum forum(without (withoutproceedings) proceedings)with withpresentation presentationabout about: : →→informal new analysis techniques IC´s - new analysis techniques - IC´s state-of-the-art teststructures structures - -state-of-the-art - -test -.simulationresults results for packages -.simulation for - -packages case histories (incl. unsolved problems) tool methods - case histories (incl. unsolved problems) - tool / /methods reliabilityissues issues FE/ /BE BEaspects aspects - -reliability - -FE Further activities planned : - website for the 8.5 group, linked to the worldwide FA community (EDFAS, Anadef, etc.) - new workgroups (e.g. Si @200 C, FA for SMD, ...) (*) : for more details please consult http://www.vde.com (**) : website of the 8.5.2 group : http://members.tripod.de/GertVogel/itg.htm