Equation 16 · Part 1 · Patterning at the Limit: What Actually Happens When a Chip Is Manufactured
Symbol D
What this part means
the defect density.
Its job in the formula
D is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Where the article explains it
with D the defect density, S the die area, and c a cluster parameter [ 16 ] .
The passage around this formula
with D the defect density, S the die area, and c a cluster parameter [ 16 ] . As c the expression tends to the Poisson model Y = , which assumes defects fall independently and uniformly.
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