An Extrapolated Yield Approximation Technique for Use in Yield Maximization

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 279-287

  Hocevar, Dale E ^a   Lightner, Michael R ^b   Trick, Timothy N ^c  

^a TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - APPROXIMATION THEORY;

CIRCUIT YIELD MAXIMIZATION; EXTRAPOLATED YIELD APPROXIMATION TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS;

EID: 0021510833     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.1984.1270086     Document Type: Article

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