Chapter 1
Introduction

 1.1 Definition of NBTI
 1.2 Two Main Contributions to NBTI
 1.3 NBTI Experiments
  1.3.1 Measure-Stress-Measure Technique
  1.3.2 On-The-Fly Measurements
  1.3.3 Electron Spin Resonance
  1.3.4 Time Dependent Defect Spectroscopy
 1.4 Phenomenological Findings
 1.5 A Modeling Perspective
  1.5.1 Reaction-Diffusion Model
  1.5.2 Dispersive Transport
  1.5.3 Reaction-Limited Models
  1.5.4 Triple-Well Model
  1.5.5 Combined Models
 1.6 Conclusion