High frequency SAM delivers a high confidence level of failure localization.
A delamination on the ASIC surface was recognized with package SAM and HF SAM.
A 40 nm wide crack could be resolved with a lateral resolution of 10 μm by HF SAM.
SAM and IR microscopy can be combined to identify cracks in MEMS sensors.
Thus, also the vertical crack position can be determined on a micrometer length scale.