Advanced process & product reliability development in fabless environment

In this paper, we discuss the methodology used between a foundry and a fabless FPGA component supplier for ensuring a high yielding, reliable FPGA product at an advanced technology node. It is shown that close collaboration between the fabless supplier and foundry in technology development and manufacturing is essential for success. We discuss historical reliability trends as well as reliability data from the latest 40nm technology, which today is the most advanced technology node for a FPGA in production.