Reliability Toolkit

Black’s Equation Electromigration Calculator

Compare field and test current densities and temperatures using justified activation energy and current-density exponent values.

Engineering inputs

Supported range: 0 to 5.

Use a mechanism-specific fitted exponent; no universal value is implied. Supported range: 0.1 to 10.

Supported range: 1e-06 to 1e+12.

Supported range: 1e-06 to 1e+12.

Supported range: -100 to 500.

Supported range: -100 to 500.

Supported range: 0 to 1e+09.

Results

Your calculation

Enter the inputs and select Calculate.

Model notes

Black’s empirical acceleration applies only to the same electromigration mechanism and materials regime; Joule heating, current crowding, thresholds and geometry changes are omitted.

Further reading

Book References

Practical Reliability Engineering

Patrick D. T. O'Connor and Andre V. Kleyner

5th Edition. Wiley, 2012.

ISBN 9780470979822

Book details