38th Annual International Reliability Physics Symposium starts the Millenium in the heart of Silicon Valley

39^th Annual International Reliability Physics Symposium

Plan to attend the 39^th IRPS at the Wyndham Palace Resort in Orlando, Florida, April 30- May 3, 2001 !

The IRPS promotes the reliability and performance of integrated circuits and microelectronic assemblies through an improved understanding of failure mechanisms in the user’s environment. This year's symposium will also stress product reliability as well as high speed and MEMs devices.

Started in the early 1960’s by the military and aerospace community, the IRPS's sponsorship moved to the IEEE in 1967, when its scope expanded to commercial integrated circuits. As the premier symposium for reliability, the IRPS provides an open and professional forum dedicated to progress in the areas of:

Reliability implications of integrated circuit scaling

Failure and degradation mechanisms of microelectronic devices

Correlation of reliability with the properties of electronic materials

Reliability optimization by circuit design, modeling, and simulation

Highlights of the Symposium in 2001:

Technical Program: keynote presentation, a new panel discussion, and high-quality, carefully selected and peer-reviewed technical presentations.

Tutorials and Workshops: a highly diverse collection of cutting-edge and debatable topics, which represent one of the major elements of the technical program for most attendees.

Equipment Demonstrations: as always, a technically oriented forum allowing attendees to try-out new equipment hands-on.

Social and Networking Events: Incredible networking opportunities for all participants, including a Tuesday reception and a Wednesday awards luncheon.

For further information, please contact:

Anthony S. Oates, 2001 IRPS General Chair, Lucent Technologies, 9333 South John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819, USA. E-mail: AOATES@LUCENT.COM

Edward I. Cole Jr., 2001 IRPS Publicity Chair, Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE, MS 1081, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1081, USA, E-mail: COLEEI@SANDIA.GOV

Or visit the IRPS web page at: www.irps.org, which includes the latest on IRPS 2000 and information (proceedings, CDROMs, video tapes) from past symposia.

We look forward to welcoming you at the 2001 IRPS!