Are you using a back-match resistor? What value? ------ Original Message ------ From: "BOUTHEMY Jean-Pierre" <jean-pierre.bouthemy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 11/22/2012 5:00:57 AM Subject: [SI-LIST] Temperature effect and die backside connection >Hello SI Experts, >I am faced to signal integrity issue when temperature rises above 70°C. >My clock signal output from 54HCT04 bare die is distorted: it presents non >monotonic edges that falls down to 1V, ie under next device low threshold (Vil >= 1.5V). Thus my clock at 3MHz is seen as a 6MHz clock, and my test is FAIL. > >When the temperature falls down to ambiant, the signal quality comes back >perfect. > >- Have some of you ever seen such a temperature phenomenon ? >- Do you have an idea of what happens to the 54HCT04 die ? >- The backside of the die is left floating: do you think that we should >connect the backside to VCC potential? > >Thank you for your help. >Regards. > >Jean-Pierre Bouthemy >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > >List forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu