학술논문

Utilizing Transformer Deep Learning Based Outlier Detection to Screen Out Reliability Weak ICs
Document Type
Conference
Source
2024 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2024 IEEE. :1-5 Apr, 2024
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Deep learning
Sensitivity
Failure analysis
Logic gates
Transformers
Reliability
Vehicle dynamics
Automotive
Outlier detection
Transformer
Machine learning
DPPM
Language
ISSN
1938-1891
Abstract
This paper presents an innovative transformer deep learning-based outlier detection approach aimed at efficiently reducing Defective Parts Per Million (DPPM) while maintaining competitive testing costs. By leveraging deep learning techniques, key parameters are predicted. Outlier ICs are identified through a comparison of predicted and measured values. The comparative analysis performed on our proposed approach, along with traditional methodologies such as dynamic part average testing (D-PAT) and nearest neighborhood residual (NNR), and prior work based on machine learning, validates that our method delivers more reductions in DPPM. Specifically, our method yields a 62% reduction in DPPM compared to D-PAT, a 13% reduction compared to NNR, and an 8% reduction compared to machine learning methods after deploying a stricter stress test on the identified outliers. Physical failure analysis verifies one of the failed outlier ICs as having a gate-to-contact short, which highlights proposed method's sensitivity to latent defects. Overall, this approach provides a cost-effective solution for achieving automotive-grade quality.