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EOS/ESD INFORMATION
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   Oxide Rupture: (Click on Image to enlarge)
     
  
  Oxide Rupture: Effect  (What does it look like?)
May not be visible   Description
Not visible unless device has been deprocessed (de-layered).
May look like "pin-hole" or tiny dot at 3000x
( See cross-section diagram.)
 
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