This free course presents an overview of the physics of failures in electronics packaging. The course discusses key fundamental concepts of reliability physics associated with various stress conditions, including thermal degradation, thermo-mechanical stress, dynamic and vibrational loading, moisture and humidity, as well as electrical current stress. Failure mechanisms studied include chip-package interactions, micro-bump reliability, electromigration performance, inter-layer dielectric (ILD) damage under bumps and Cu pillars, solder joint reliability, drop and vibrational damage, interfacial delamination, and the impact of moisture and environmental humidity. Acceleration factor models for different failure mechanisms are introduced. Stress analysis methods using finite element analysis (FEA) with specific applications to packaging are described. Speaker(s): Xuejun Fan, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/328502

Free Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quantifying-configuration-health-of-software-systems-tickets-428096777987 Synopsis: Misconfigurations have been Achilles heel in complex software systems and are often responsible for the downtimes and enablers of the cyber-attacks. With the recent rise of the devOps paradigm, configuration changes have become even more frequent, sometimes, multiple times a day, thereby underscoring the importance of correct configuration. In this talk, the speaker will discuss the notion of configuration health index to provide an assessment of how well the system is configured with respect to various objectives and how it can be quantified based on a combination of domain knowledge and available data. Prof. Kant will also discuss the challenges in extracting and quantifying the domain knowledge and the selection of tests for diagnosing configuration problems. Speaker(s): Dr Kant, Vishnu S. Pendyala Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325452

FREE Event, In-person and online; Learn RF design solutions that reveal how to develop passive miniaturized IoT nodes that operate robustly in harsh application environments. Speaker(s): Professor Jasmin Grosinger, Room: First floor training room, Globalfoundries and online, 2600 Great America Way, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95054