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The Art of Failure 2014

Failure-analysis experts find some funny stuff in semiconductors

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Sculpture of a Monk: Lim Chan Way from Infineon Technologies, in Malaysia, discovered this “bald-headed man with plain appearance” when cleaving a sample. The industrious monk could have emerged from a light-sensitive material or silicon residue.
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