IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures

ICMTS 2025 Program

Table of Contents


Session 1: Applications

1.1 Power switch improvement for RO array characterization in 18nm FD-SOI technology platform validation
C. Cagli, F. Pourchon, H. Degoirat, J. B. Moulard, F. Granoux, M. Dahmani, R. Wilson
STMicroelectronics, 850 Rue Jean Monnet, Crolles, France
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1.2 Comparative Study of Switching Dynamics in Ferroelectric-based Capacitors with Different Design Options
Francesco Driussi, Enrico Rocco, Marco Massarotto, Suzanne Lancaster1
DPIA, Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy
1NaMLab gGmbH, Dresden, Germany
2Chair of Nanoelectronics, IHM, TU–Dresden, Germany
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1.3 Enhancement of Synaptic Properties using Ta2O5/ZnO/Ta2O5 Tri-layer Device
Chae-Min Yeom, Sung-Ho Kim, Yu-Bin Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Kil-Sun Roh1, Young-Su Kim1, Yong-Goo Kim2, Hyuk-Min Kwon3, Hi- Deok Lee
Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
1LAB of Nano Process Technology, National Nanofab Center, Daejeon, Korea
2Department of Green Semiconductor System, Korea Polytechnic, Daegu, Korea
3School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Hankyong National University, Anseong, Korea
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Session 2: Reliability

2.1 The Hot Carrier Injection Induced Degradation in MOS Transistors with Subthreshold Hump and the Corelated Impacts on Low Frequence Noise for Low Power Analog Designs
Wuxia Li, Kejun Xia1, Rayne Xu2, Lie Chao2
NXP Semiconductors, Tianjin AIoT Lab
1TSMC, Power Management Business Development
2NXP Semiconductors, Front End Innovation
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2.2 On-Wafer Characterization of HCI/BTI-induced Threshold Voltage Degradation based Measured Frequency Shift of Ring-Oscillator Circuits
Chika Tanaka, Nobuyuki Momo, Fumie Fujii, Osamu Kobayashi
Memory Division, Kioxia Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
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2.3 SiC DMOSFET Real Wafer Level HTRB and HTGB Evaluation
Ng Hong Seng, Tan Ai Heong1, Beh Shun Xiar1, Lee Johhny2, Lin Jai Wei1
X-FAB Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia
1Nexustest, Singapore
2X-FAB Texas, Lubbock, TX, USA
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2.4 Novel Fractal Points Implementation for Electron Beam Inspection (EBI) and Data Analysis
Po Jen Mo, Tsan Yu Ho1, Tomoya Asano1, Xing Ji2
Micron Technology, Taichiung City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
1Micron Technology, Higashi Hiroshima-shi,Japan
2Micron Technology, Singapore, Singapore
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Session 3: Device Characterization

3.2 D-Mode GaN/AlGaN/GaN MOS-HEMT Test Structures for Evaluating Gate Dielectric Impact on Device Performance
Andres S. Aguirre-Sanchez, Rajni Aggarwal, Chadwin D. Young, Rodolfo A. Rodriguez-Davila, Jonathan Anderson1, Edwin L. Piner1, Manuel A. Quevedo
Materials Science & Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
1Materials Application Research Center Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
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3.3 TACHI: Tests as a Chip Identifier
Ryosuke Sada, Ryo Shirai, Michihiro Shintani1, Takashi Sato
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
1Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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3.4 Reducing Short-Circuit current of CMOS Inverter circuits with “PN-Body Tied SOI-FET”
Kazuki Nakahashi, Takayuki Mori, Jiro Ida
Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Nonoichi, Japan
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Session 4: Design & Layout

4.1 Layout experiments and test structures to characterize Local Layout Effects due to mechanical stress in FinFET transistors
Angelo Rossoni, Tomasz Brozek1, Sharad Saxena2, Rajesh Khamankar2, Christopher Hess1, Jurcy Huang3, Yuchen Teng3, Zsolt Kovacs-Vajna4, Michele Quarantelli
PDF Solutions, Inc., Brescia, Italy
1PDF Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
2PDF Solutions, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
3PDF Solutions, Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan
4Dept. of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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4.2 Estimating Verticality Parameters in Deep Reactive Ion Etching using MEMS Oscillators
Shun Yasunaga, Yoshio Mita
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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4.3 Non-uniformities in MOSFET-array characteristics caused by probe-induced mechanical stress
Pablo Sarazá-Canflanca, Xue Fan1, Simon Van Beek, Erik Bury, Ben Kaczer
imec, Leuven, Belgium
1Chengdu Technological University, Sichuan, China
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4.4 Methodology and Test Structures for Studying β-Ga2O3 Dielectric and Contact Interfaces
A. A. Gruszecki, J. Roy, K. S. Agrawal1, P. La Torraca1, K. Cherkaoui1, P. K. Hurley1, R. M. Wallace, C. D. Young
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
1Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Session 5: RF & Power

5.1 A new test structure for charge pumping current measurement in vertical Si power device
Tatsuya Ohguro, Kohei Oasa, Takuya Yasutake, Takuma Hara, Tatsuya Nishiwaki, Kenya Kobayashi, Hiroaki Kato
Advanced Semiconductor Device Development Center, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
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5.2 A Novel Separated Source Electrodes Kelvin (SSEK) Structure for Extracting Channel Mobility in the 4H-SiC VDMOSFET
Wen-Shu Chen, An-Ching Li, Chia-Lung Hung1, Yi-Kai Hsiao1, Bing-Yue Tsui
Institute of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
1Semiconductor Research Center, Hon Hai Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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5.3 Modified Angelov Model with Improved Accuracy for RF GaN-on-Si HEMTs
David C. Chen, Min Li Chou, Kerwin Lin, Mike Hsieh, Perry Lin, Heng Ching Lin, Kevin Lee, Alex Hou, Barry Lin, M. C. Lai
Wavetek Microelectronics Corporation (WTK), HsinChu, Taiwan
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5.4 Passive and Causal Modeling of 300-GHz-Band IC Capacitors Using Rational Polynomial Approximation
Shun Beppu, Yuto Hirayama, Shinsuke Hara1, Akifumi Kasamatsu1, Yoshio Mita2, Kyoya Tkano
Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan
1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
2Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Session 6: Cryogenic Measurements

6.1 Oscillation in Cryogenic DC Measurements of High Power LDMOS Devices and Solution
Yili Wang, Kejun Xia1, Guofu Niu, Michael Hamilton, Xu Cheng2
Alabama Micro/Nanoelectronics Science and Technology Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
1TSMC, Taiwan, R.O.C.
2NXP Semiconductors, Arizona, USA
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6.2 Measurement of Subthreshold Current Variability at 1.5 K Using Addressable MOSFET Array
Tomoko Mizutani, Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Takuya Saraya, Hiroshi Oka1, Takahiro Mori1, Masaharu Kobayashi2, Toshiro Hiramoro
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ibaraki, Japan
2Systems Design Lab (d.lab), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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6.3 Hysteresis-Induced Neuromorphic Behavior in 180nm Bulk PMOS Devices at 3K
Fiheon Imroze, Bhavani Yalagala, Meraj Ahmad, Mostafa Elsayed, Robert Graham, Giuseppe Colletta, Hadi Heidari, Martin Weides
James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Session 7: Process Characterization

7.1 A Test Structure for Analyzing Self-Heating Induced Distortion in On-Chip Current Sensing Resistors
Heng Ma, Shoubhik Karmakar, Huajun Zhang, Yuyan Liu, Haidong Guo1, Marco Berkhout2, Qinwen Fan
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
1ams OSRAM, Plano, TX, USA
2Monolithic Power Systems, Enschede, The Netherlands
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7.2 Novel Test Structures for 3D NAND Array Plasma Damage Monitoring
Keerti Kalia, Roberta Rita Bottini1, Ken Marr, Allen Mcteer, Cheah Zhin Mow2, James Davis
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID, USA
1Micron Technology, Inc., Vimercate, Italy
2Micron Technology, Inc., Singapore
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7.3 Advantage and Challenge of Electrical Critical Dimension Test Structures for Electroplated High Aspect Ratio Nano Structures (HARNS) on Insulating Materials
Yoshio Mita, Ayako Mizushima, Noriko Kawai1, Tsuboi Shinji1, Yurie Inoue1, Etsuko Ohta1, Shun Yasunaga, Ryosho Nakane1, David Bourrier2, Amel Beghersa2, Hugues Granier2, Akio Higo1
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
1Systems Design Lab (d.lab), School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
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7.4 Fabrication of NbO2 based IMT Selector Devices via 300mm Based Memory Test Vehicle
Karsten Beckmann, Martin Rodgers, Theodore Wallach1, Ross Paries1, Nathaniel Cady1
NY CREATES, Albany, NY, USA
1College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
133

Session 8: Test Optimization

8.1 Smart Diagnostics for 3D CFET: A Machine Learning Approach to Failure Analysis
Jerome Mitard, Husnu Murat Kocak1, Thomas Chiarella, Cassie Sheng2, Steven Demuyck2, Naoto Horiguchi2
Compute Technology Device Department, IMEC, Belgium
1Imec & Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, Belgium
2Process Integration Department, IMEC, Belgium
143
8.2 Automatic PSP MOSFET model card extraction powered by deep learning
Alba Ordonez Rodriguez, Fabien Gilibert, Francois Paolini, Alan Gerard;Elouan Vincent, Nicolas Derrier, Matthieu Quoirin, Pascal Urard, John Samuel, Remy Cellier1, Lioua Labrak1, Nacer Abouchi
STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
1CPE Lyon - LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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8.3 Active Sampling of Electrical Characterization Parameters for Efficient Measurement
Husnu Murat Kocak, Jerome Mitard1, Ahmet Teoman Naskali2, Jesse Davis
Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, Belgium
1Compute Technology Device Department, IMEC, Belgium
2Department of Computer Engineering, Galatasaray University, Turkey
151
8.4 Test Accuracy Improvement of Ensemble Gaussian Process-based IC Outlier Detection Using Temporal Similarity among Wafers
Daisuke Goeda, Tomoki Nakamura1, Masuo Kajiyama1, Makoto Eiki1, Hajime Takayama, Takashi Sato2, Michihiro Shintani
Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
1Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, Isahaya-shi, Japan
2Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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8.5 Evaluation of Rapid Vt testing of Wafer-Level MOSFETs.
Michael H. Herman, Ben Morris
Parametric Test Group, Advantest America, San Jose, CA, USA
163

Session 9: MEMS & Sensors

9.1 Microheater integration in gate dielectric functionalized IGZO thin film transistors for methanol sensing
M. Calderon-Gonzalez, M.L. Tietze1, S. Mondal, E. Georgitzikis, D. Cheyns1, R. Ameloot2, J. Genoe
imec, Leuven, Belgium
1Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), KU Leuven, Belgium
2Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) KU Leuven, Belgium
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9.2 Enhanced Permittivity in PEALD Al2O3/TiO2 Nanolaminates: Investigating Maxwell-Wagner and Interfacial Polarization in IDEs
Z. Mousavi Karimi, J. A. Davis
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
179
9.3 Planar FDSOI Reconfigurable Schottky Barrier FETs for Gas Sensing
Andreas Kramer, Tillmann Krauss, Maximilian Reuter, Julian Kulenkampff, Dominic Korner, Klaus Hofmann
Integrated Electronic Systems Lab, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
183
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