This article presents a case study of an IC failure that occurred in a downhole drilling environment. It describes the tests and examinations that were performed and explains how investigators determined that the Kirkendall effect contributed to the failure.

acoustic imaging, delamination, die-attach failure, Kirkendall effect
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