Design Robustness – A Hands-on Guide to High-Voltage Transistor HCI Lifetime Assessment

Automotive analog ICs are required to function without incidents over the expected product lifetime of 10 years and longer. This may equally apply to industrial and medical designs. While the goal of achieving zero incidences is the same, the actual operating conditions such as bias conditions and duty cycles, can vary considerably. The hot carrier injection (HCI) lifetime of high-voltage transistors is one of the critical areas that need to be considered.
X-FAB offers a suite of readily available process reliability documentation and support information including comprehensive Safe Operating Area (SOA) characterization to help you on your path towards achieving first-time-right designs. This webinar will provide an overview of the HCI reliability related material available for the 40 V and 60 V transistors of X-FAB’s 180 nm high-voltage SOI process (XT018). This is followed by a step-by-step guide of how to effectively utilize the given information to gauge the HCI lifetime based on a circuit example.