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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Three types of structure-related problems in VLSI materials and the impact of these problems on device properties are discussed: substrate defects and device leakage/breakdown, metallization linewidth and device failure, and SiO2/polysilicon interface texture and device leakage/breakdown. In many cases transmission electron microscopy is the major source of information on structure.