• DocumentCode
    1141971
  • Title

    Low-frequency noise measurements on semiconductor devices using a probe station

  • Author

    Chaar, Lana R. ; van Rheenen, Arthur D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    658
  • Lastpage
    660
  • Abstract
    We report a measurement technique that would allow the mapping of the low-frequency noise characteristics of devices across a wafer. We show that we can reliably measure the noise by using a probe station. We also show that the sensitivity of the setup is not limited by the probes
  • Keywords
    electric noise measurement; probes; random noise; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor device testing; spectral analysis; FFT spectrum analyser; current noise spectra; low-frequency noise measurements; mapping; probe pad contacts; probe station; semiconductor devices; sensitivity; Bonding; Electrical resistance measurement; Low-frequency noise; Noise measurement; Packaging; Probes; Resistors; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor devices; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.310184
  • Filename
    310184