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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (76708)4/8/2002 4:39:04 PM
From: YousefRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Bill,

Re: "Apparently at smaller feature sizes, higher teemperatues and high
current densities of electron flow they actually move assorted atoms around,
esp those that do not quite fit the matrix. In vias this flow can actually sculpt
small conductors and lead to failure through the erosion caused. Does that sound plausible?"

Yes Bill ... This is called "Electromigration" (EM). This is one big
reason that many at .13um have moved to copper.

Make It So,
Yousef