Tools and Techniques for Failure Analysis and Qualification of MEMS
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Many of the tools and techniques used to evaluate and characterize ICs can be applied to MEMS technology. In this paper we discuss various tools and techniques used to provide structural, chemical, and electrical analysis and how these data aid in qualifying MEMS technologies.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003