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1.3 Empirical and Semi-Empirical Models

As already mentioned EM lifetimes obtained under accelerated tests have to be extrapolated to operating conditions. This extrapolation has to properly take into account relevant EM physical parameters and, therefore, it is normally carried out based on empirical and semi-empirical expressions.



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R. L. de Orio: Electromigration Modeling and Simulation