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2024 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW)

The 2024 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society and the IEEE Reliability Society, will be held at the Stanford Sierra Conference Center on the shores of Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, California, 6-10 October 2024. This workshop provides a unique forum for open, lively discussions of all areas of semiconductor device and materials reliability in an intimate setting.

The International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW) covers a wide spectrum of semiconductor reliability topics. These include emerging memory technologies, such as novel memory devices beyond conventional CMOS transistors. This year, special attention will be given to thermal and power limitations- thermal stress, self-heating effects, power device reliability, and defect and variability-driven impacts in high-volume manufacturing. Researchers also explore the reliability challenges specific to FinFET transistors fabricated on bulk silicon and silicon-on-insulator substrates. Gate dielectrics using high-k materials and nitrided silicon dioxide are analyzed for their reliability. Additionally, the workshop delves into power devices and wide-bandgap semiconductors (like silicon carbide and gallium nitride), organic electronics, and transistor reliability (including hot carriers and bias temperature instability). The reliability of advanced node (GAA, FSCFET,etc), metal-oxide-layer (MOL) and back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnects, as well as low-k dielectric materials, is a key focus. Furthermore, discussions cover product reliability, the impact of transistor degradation on overall circuit reliability, reliability modeling and simulation, optoelectronics, single event upsets, and array testing. The workshop aims to advance our understanding of semiconductor reliability and foster innovation in the field.

Located 6400 feet above sea level in the California Sierra Nevada, the Stanford Sierra Conference Center provides an ideal atmosphere for a relaxing and informative technical workshop. All aspects of the workshop, including the remote location and absence of typical distractions encourages extensive interaction among the workshop attendees. IIRW participants are drawn into technical discussions from the start; and the format of the technical program, engages attendees with high quality content and time for enjoyment of the natural surroundings.

The conference traditionally begins Sunday evening after the majority of attendees arrive.  The Sunday night talk, designed for the weary traveler, is a presentation on an interesting topic either peripherally related to reliability, or simply an interesting hobby or business from one of the attendees.

For the past several years, the IIRW “Reliability Experts Forum” has become an integral part of the conference. This forum brings reliability experts to one platform leading to very invigorating discussions. This year, the forum will be focus on Defect and Variability Limitations on Integrated Reliability and Thermal and Power Limitations in Advanced Nodes. The event is expected to have participation from experts as panelists and researchers as participants. It aims to focus on the aggressive scaling needs impacts on reliability primarily focus on thermal and power budgets and defect and variability criticality. 

IIRW also provides several moderated discussion groups held in the evenings, followed up with multiple Special Interest Groups.  These groups are composed of small groups of attendees who want to continue their discussions on a particular topic of interest, which often continue even after the workshop.

One unique aspect of the workshop is the opportunity for any attendee to present a walk-in poster of their latest work. Finally, attendees have Wednesday afternoon off to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, volleyball, sailing or kayaking, biking, walking, or simply continuing that intriguing conversation from the night before. This free afternoon is a great way to not only network, but also to build long-lasting friendships. 

Additional information about the workshop is available on the IIRW website at www.iirw.org, or by contacting Charles LaRow, 2024 IIRW General Chair, ([email protected]). Information on the Stanford Camp is available at stanfordsierra.org.

On behalf of the 2024 IIRW Management Committee, I look forward to meeting you at the Stanford Sierra Camp on Fallen Leaf Lake in October 2024.

Uma Sharma

2024 IIRW Comm Chair

[email protected]

Micron Technology, Boise, ID

2024 International Semiconductor Conference (CAS)

Sinaia, Romania

9 – 11 October 2024

CAS 2024 conference brings together prominent researchers, academic experts, students and industry specialists to share innovative ideas and recent advances in the field of micro- and nanotechnologies and semiconductor devices.

The conference facilitates the exchange of scientific and technical information covering a broad range of topics, from semiconductor device physics, technology and integrated circuits to micro- and nanotechnologies, including micro-nanoelectronics and micro-nanosystems technologies, encompassing all relevant aspects such as modelling and simulation, design, measurement.

One of the conferences with the longest tradition in Europe, CAS has been organized in Romania yearly since 1978. Through the decades, the conference has grown and consolidated into a prestigious international platform for a strong community of scientists who share their novel results, solutions and challenges in this exciting field.

The participants will enjoy a comprehensive technical program including selected presentations in oral and poster sessions, invited presentations, special sessions for students, as well as social events and the ceremony for Best Paper Awards and Best Student Paper Awards. The conference’s exhibition area welcomes companies to showcase their newest products and technologies.

Authors are invited to submit original papers on the conference topics. The accepted papers presented at the conference will be published in the Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library, subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements.

CAS 2024 Conference is sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society, as a special event dedicated to promote innovative research in micro- and nanotechnologies, to provide networking opportunities for identifying new partnerships and to strengthen the collaboration between academia and industry.

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