prof.dr. Xuejun Fan

Visiting Professor
Electronic Components, Technology and Materials (ECTM), Department of Microelectronics

Expertise: Modelling and simulation of reliability mechanics in electronic packaging

Themes: Micro/Nano System Integration and Reliability

Biography

The PI, Dr. Xuejun Fan, is a Regents’ Professor of Texas State University System, and a Mary Ann and Lawrence E. Faust Endowed Professor at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. Dr. Fan is an IEEE Fellow, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He received the Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award in 2017, and Exceptional Technical Achievement Award in 2011, from the IEEE Electronic Packaging Society. Dr. Fan gained significant experience in the microelectronics industry between 1997 and 2007, at IME, Philips and Intel. He is an expert in modelling and simulation of reliability mechanics in electronic packaging.

Publications

  1. Coupling Model of Electromigration and Experimental Verification – Part I: Effect of Atomic Concentration Gradient
    Zhen Cui; Xuejun Fan; Yaqian Zhang; Sten Vollebregt; Jiajie Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids,
    Volume 174, pp. 105257, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105257

  2. Coupling Model of Electromigration and Experimental Verification – Part II: Impact of Thermomigration
    Zhen Cui; Xuejun Fan; Yaqian Zhang; Sten Vollebregt; Jiajie Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids,
    Volume 174, pp. 105256, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105256

  3. Study on Sintering Mechanism and Mechanical Properties of Nano-Cu based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation
    Cheng Qian; Dong Hu; Xu Liu; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang; Jiajie Fan;
    In 24th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    2023. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE56861.2023.10100810

  4. Effect of Thermomigration on Electromigration in SWEAT Structures
    Zhen Cui; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In 24th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    2023. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE56861.2023.10100774

  5. Hydrolysis Mechanism Analysis of (Ca, Sr)AlSiN₃:Eu²⁺ Red Phosphor Aged Under Pressure Cooker Test and 85°C&85%RH Test: Kinetics Modeling and First-principles Calculation
    Minzhen Wen; Baotong Guo; Shanghuan Chen; Xiao Hu; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang; Jiajie Fan;
    In 24th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    2023. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE56861.2023.10100750

  6. Effect of Passivation and Mechanical Constraint on Electromigration in Interconnect
    Xuejun Fan; Zhen Cui; GuoQi Zhang;
    In Proc. of Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC),
    2023.

  7. Thermal-Mechanical-Electrical Co-Design of Fan-Out Panel-Level SiC MOSFET Packaging with a Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm
    Wei Chen; Xuyang Yan; Jiajie Fan; Mesfin S. Ibrahim; Jing Jiang; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    In Proc. of Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC),
    2023.

  8. Reliability of Organic Compounds in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
    Willem Dirk van Driel; Maryam Yazdan Mehr; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang (Ed.);
    Springer, , 2022. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81576-9

  9. Insights into the high-sulphur aging of sintered silver nanoparticles: An experimental and ReaxFF study
    Dong Hu; Tijian Gu; Zhen Cui; Sten Vollebregt; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang; Jiajie Fan;
    Corrosion Science,
    pp. 109846, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109846

  10. Design of a Fan-Out Panel-Level SiC MOSFET Power Module Using Ant Colony Optimization-Back Propagation Neural Network
    Qian, Yichen; Hou, Fengze; Fan, Jiajie; Lv, Quanya; Fan, Xuejun; Zhang, Guoqi;
    IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices,
    Volume 68, Issue 7, pp. 3460-3467, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TED.2021.3077209

  11. Room temperature ppt-level NO2 gas sensor based on SnOx/SnS nanostructures with rich oxygen vacancies
    Hongyu Tang; Chenshan Gao; Huiru Yang; Leandro Nicolas Sacco; Robert Sokolovskij; Hongze Zheng; Huaiyu Ye; Sten Vollebregt; Hongyu Yu; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    2D Materials,
    2021. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/ac13c1

  12. System level reliability assessment for high power light-emitting diode lamp based on a Bayesian network method
    Mesfin Seid Ibrahim; Jiajie Fan; Winco K.C. Yung; Zhou Jing; Xuejun Fan; Willem van Driel; Guoqi Zhang;
    Measurement,
    Volume 176, pp. 109191, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109191
    document

  13. Constitutive Modeling of Sintered Nano-silver Particles: A Variable-order Fractional Model versus an Anand Model
    Fan, Jiajie; Gu, Tijian; Wang, Ping; Cai, Wei; Fan, Xuejun; Zhang, Guoqi;
    In 2021 22nd International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    pp. 1-4, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE52062.2021.9410807

  14. Microchannel Thermal Management System with Two-Phase Flow for Power Electronics over 500 W/cm2 Heat Dissipation
    Fengze Hou; Hengyun Zhang; Dezhu Huang; Jiajie Fan; Fengman Liu; Tingyu Lin; Liqiang Cao; Xuejun Fan; Braham Ferreira; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,
    Volume 35, Issue 10, pp. 10592-10600, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2020.2985117

  15. The interface adhesion of CaAlSiN3: Eu2+ phosphor/silicone used in light-emitting diode packaging: a first principles study
    Zhen Cui; Jiajie Fan; Hendrik Joost van Ginkel; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Applied Surface Science,
    2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145251

  16. Thermal kinetic and mechanical behaviors of pressure-assisted Cu nanoparticles sintering: A molecular dynamics study
    Dong Hu; Zhen Cui; Jiajie Fan; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    Results in Physics,
    2020.
    document

  17. Dynamic prediction of optical and chromatic performances for a light-emitting diode array based on a thermal-electrical-spectral model
    Jiajie Fan; Wei Chen; Weiyi Yuan; Xuejun Fan; Guoqi Zhang;
    Opt. Express,
    Volume 28, Issue 9, pp. 13921--13937, Apr 2020. DOI: 10.1364/OE.387660
    document

  18. Effect of porous Cu addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SnBi-xAg solder joints
    Yang Liu; Boqiao Ren; Min Zhou; Yuxiong Xue; Xianghua Zeng; Fenglian Sun; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Applied Physics A,
    Volume 126, Issue 9, pp. 735, August 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s00339-020-03926-3
    document

  19. Machine Learning and Digital Twin Driven Diagnostics and Prognostics of Light‐Emitting Diodes
    Mesfin Seid Ibrahim; Jiajie Fan; Winco K. C. Yung; Alexandru Prisacaru; Willem D. van Driel; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Laser and Photonics Reviews,
    Volume 14, Issue 12, Dec 2020. DOI: 10.1002/lpor.202000254
    document

  20. Machine-Learning Assisted Prediction of Spectral Power Distribution for Full-Spectrum White Light-Emitting Diode
    Jiajie Fan; Yutong Li; Irena Fryc; Cheng Qian; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Photonics Journal,
    Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 1-18, Feb 2020. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2019.2962818

  21. Lifetime Prediction of Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes Using a Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Network
    Zhou Jing; Jie Liu; Mesfin Seid Ibrahim; Jiajie Fan; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Electron Device Letters,
    Volume 41, Issue 12, pp. 1817-1820, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/LED.2020.3034567

  22. Implementation of General Coupling Model of Electromigration in ANSYS
    Zhen Cui; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In IEEE 70th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC),
    2020.
    document

  23. Hydrolysis kinetic study of CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ red phosphor with both water immersion test and first-principles calculation
    Jiajie Fan; Ling Zhou; Zhen Cui; Shanghuan Chen; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Journal of Luminescence,
    Volume 219, pp. 116874, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2019.116874
    document

  24. A Reliability Prediction Methodology for LED Arrays
    Bo Sun; Jiajie Fan; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang; Guohao Zhang;
    IEEE Access,
    Volume 7, pp. 8127-8134, 2019.

  25. Effects of sintering pressure on the densification and mechanical properties of nanosilver double side sintered power module
    Hao Zhang; Yang Liu; Lingen Wang; Fenglian Sun; Jiajie Fan; Mark D. Placette; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology,
    2019. DOI: 10.1109/TCPMT.2018.2884032

  26. Tunable electronic and optical properties of the WS2/IGZO heterostructure via an external electric field and strain: A theoretical study
    Hongyu Tang; Chunjian Tan; Huiru Yang; Kai Zheng; Yutao Li; Huaiyu Ye; Xianping Chen; Xuejun Fan; Tianling Ren; Kuochi Zhang;
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
    pp. 14713-14721, 2019. DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02084e

  27. Ultra-High Sensitive NO2 Gas Sensor Based on Tunable Polarity Transport in CVD-WS2/IGZO p-N Heterojunction
    Hongyu Tang; Yutao Li; Robert Sokolovskij; Leandro Sacco; Hongze Zheng; Huaiyu Ye; Hongyu Yu; Xuejun Fan; He Tian; Tian-Ling Ren; GuoQi Zhang;
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,
    pp. 40850-40859, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13773

  28. Stress analysis of pressure-assisted sintering for the double-side assembly of power module
    Yang Liu; Hao Zhang; Lingen Wang; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang; Fenglian Sun;
    Soldering and Surface Mount Technology,
    2019. DOI: 10.1108/SSMT-01-2018-0005

  29. Indentation hardness, plasticity and initial creep properties of nanosilver sintered joint
    Hao Zhang; Yang Liu; Lingen Wang; Fenglian Sun; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Results in Physics,
    Volume 12, pp. 712-717, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2018.12.026

  30. High-performance humidity sensor using Schottky-contacted SnS nanoflakes for noncontact healthcare monitoring
    Hongyu Tang; Yutao Li; Huaiyu Ye; Fafei Hu; Chenshan Gao; Luqi Tao; Tao Tu; Guangyang Gou; Xianping Chen; Xuejun Fan; Tianling Ren; GuoQi Zhang;
    Nanotechnology,
    Volume 31, Issue 5, pp. 055501, Nov 2019. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab414e
    document

  31. General coupling model for electromigration and one-dimensional numerical solutions
    Zhen Cui; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Journal of Applied Physics,
    Volume 125, pp. 105101-1-9, 2019. DOI: 10.1063/1.5065376

  32. Electrical and optical characterization of MoS2 thin film transistors and the effect of strain on their performances
    Zuopeng Qu; Hongyu Tang; Huaiyu Ye; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In EurosimE,
    IEEE, IEEE, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE.2019.8724549

  33. A design and qualification of LED flip Chip-on-Board module with tunable color temperatures
    Jiajie Fan; Jianwu Cao; Chaohua Yu; Cheng Qian; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    Microelectronics Reliability,
    Volume 84, pp. 140-148, 2018.

  34. A Review on Water Vapor Pressure Model for Moisture Permeable Materials Subjected to Rapid Heating
    Liangbiao Chen; Jiang Zhou; Hsing-Wei Chu; GuoQi Zhang; Xuejun Fan;
    Applied Mechanics Reviews,
    Volume 70, Issue 2, pp. 020803-1-16, 2018.

  35. A new hermetic sealing method for ceramic package using nanosilver sintering technology
    Hao Zhang; Yang Liu; Lingen Wang; Jiajie Fan; Xuejun Fan; Fenglian Sun; GuoQi Zhang;
    Microelectronics Reliability,
    Volume 81, pp. 143-149, 2018.

  36. Effect of Sintering Pressure on the Porosity and the Shear Strength of the Pressure-Assisted Silver Sintering Bonding
    Yang Liu; Hao Zhang; Lingen Wang; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang; Fenglian Sun;
    IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability,
    Volume 18, Issue 2, pp. 240-246, 2018.

  37. Effects of Voids on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of the Die Attach Solder Layer Used in High-Power LED Chip-Scale Packages
    Chengshuo Jiang; Jiajie Fan; Cheng Qian; Hao Zhang; Xuejun Fan; Weiling Guo; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology,
    Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. 1254-1262, 2018.

  38. A stochastic process based reliability prediction method for LED driver
    Bo Sun; Xuejun Fan; Willem van Driel; Chengqiang Cui; GuoQi Zhang;
    Reliability Engineering and System Safety,
    Volume 178, pp. 140-146, 2018.

  39. Interfacial properties of Cu/SiO2 using a multiscale modelling approach in electronic packages
    Zhen Cui; Xianping Chen; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In 19th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    2018.

  40. A probabilistic physics-of-failure reliability assessment approach for integrated LED lamps
    Bo Sun; Jiajie Fan; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In 19th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE),
    2018.

  41. Color shift acceleration on mid-power LED packages
    Guangjun Lu; Driel, W.D. van; Xuejun Fan; Jiajie Fan; Cheng Qian; GuoQi Zhang;
    Microelectronics Reliability,
    Volume 78, Issue Supplement C, pp. 294 -- 298, 11 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2017.09.014
    Keywords: ... Color shift, Mid-power LED package, Temperature stress, Current stress, Humidity stress.

  42. Thermal conductivity of functionalized graphene-polymer nanocomposite: A non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study
    Hongyu Tang; Huaiyu Ye; Xianping Chen; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In EurosimE,
    2017.

  43. PoF-Simulation Assisted Reliability Prediction for Electrolytic Capacitor in LED Drivers
    Bo Sun; Xuejun Fan; Cheng Qian; GuoQi Zhang;
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,
    pp. 99, 2016.

  44. A review of small heat pipes for electronics
    Xianping Chen; Huaiyu Ye; Xuejun Fan; Tianling Ren; GuoQi Zhang;
    Applied Thermal Engineering,
    Volume 96, pp. 1-17, 2016.

  45. Colour shift and mechanism investigation on the PMMA diffuser used in LED-based luminaires
    G Lu; van Driel, WD; Xuejun Fan; Yazdan Mehr, M; Jiajie Fan; Cheng Qian; KMB Jansen; GQ Zhang;
    Optical Materials,
    Volume 54, pp. 282--287, 2016. harvest. DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.02.023
    Keywords: ... Colour shift, PMMA, Solid state lighting, LED-based luminaire, Infrared absorption spectroscopy.

  46. A Systematic Approach for Reliability Assessment of Electrolytic Capacitor-Free LED Drivers
    Bo Sun; Xuejun Fan; van Driel, Willem; GuoQi Zhang;
    United States: IEEE, , pp. 1--5, 4 2016. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE.2016.7463387
    Keywords: ... Reliability, MOSFET, Electrolytic Capacitor-Free LED Driver.

  47. Lumen Decay Prediction in LED Lamps
    Bo Sun; Xuejun Fan; van Driel, Willem; Thomas Michel; Jiang Zhou; GuoQi Zhang;
    United States: IEEE, , pp. 1--5, 4 2016. DOI: 10.1109/EuroSimE.2016.7463391
    Keywords: ... Reliability, LED Lamp, Lumen Decay Prediction.

  48. Reliability optimization of gold-tin eutectic die attach layer in HEMT package
    Hao Zhang; Jiajie Fan; Jing Zhang; Cheng Qian; Xuejun Fan; Fenglian Sun; Guoqi Zhang;
    In 13th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSLChina),
    2016.
    document

  49. Thermal analysis and optimization of IGBT power electronic module based on layout model
    Hongyu Tang; Huaiyu Ye; Mingming Wang; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang;
    In ICEPT,
    2016.

  50. Optimal Design of Life Testing for High Brightness White LEDs Using the Six Sigma DMAIC Approach
    Chuen Yung; Xuejun Fan; GuoQi Zhang; Michael Pecht;
    IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability,
    Volume 15, Issue 4, pp. 576-587, 2015.

  51. Degradation of Microcellular PET Reflective Materials Used in LED-based Products
    Guangjun Lu; W.D. van Driel; Xuejun Fan; M. Yazdan Mehr; Jiajie Fan; K.M.B. Jansen; GuoQi Zhang;
    Optical Materials,
    Volume 49, pp. 79-84, 2015.

  52. Color shift investigations for LED secondary optical designs: Comparison between BPA-PC and PMMA
    Guangjun Lu; M. Yazdan Mehr; W.D. van Driel; Xuejun Fan; Jiajie Fan; K.M.B. Jansen; GuoQi Zhang;
    Optical Materials,
    Volume 45, pp. 37-41, 2015.

  53. Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of High-Aspect-Ratio Carbon Nanotube Arrays using Amorphous Silicon Carbide Coatings
    Poelma, RH; Morana, Bruno; Vollebregt, Sten; Schlangen, Erik; van Zeijl, HW; Fan, Xuejun; Zhang, GuoQi;
    Advanced Functional Materials,
    Volume 24, Issue 36, pp. 5737-5744, 2014.
    document

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