Circuit-Based Reliability Characterization Methods in Advanced CMOS Technologies

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. January 2014. Major: Electrical Engineering. Advisor: Chris Kim. 1 computer file (PDF); xx, 127 pages.

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