Application of linear elastic fracture mechanics on electric discharge breakdown in interconnects

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 3565-3567

  Ouyang, Hao ^a   Lee, Sanboh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0000857689     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.122808     Document Type: Article

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