Machine generated contents note: 1. Thin film applications to microelectronic technology; 2. Thin film deposition; 3. Surface energy in thin films; 4. Atomic diffusion in crystalline solids; 5. Applications of diffusion equation; 6. Elastic stress and strain in thin films; 7. Surface kinetic processes on thin films; 8. Interdiffusion and reaction in thin films; 9. Grain boundary diffusion; 10. Irreversible processes in interconnect and packaging technology; 11. Electromigration in metals; 12. Electromigration induced failure in Al and Cu interconnects; 13. Thermomigration; 14. Stress migration in thin films; 15. Reliability science and analysis; Appendices: A. A brief review of thermodynamic functions; B. Defect concentration in solids; C. Step-by-step derivation of Huntington's electron wind force; D. Elastic constants tables and conversions; E. Terrace size distribution in Si MBE; F. Interdiffusion coefficient; G. Units, tables of conversions, period table.
Electronic thin film reliability by K. N. Tu. ISBN 9780521516136. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.