• DocumentCode
    3374612
  • Title

    Design and characterisation of a high precision resistor ladder test structure

  • Author

    Tuinhout, H.P. ; Hoogzaad, G. ; Vertregt, M. ; Roovers, R.L.J. ; Erdmann, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Res., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 April 2002
  • Firstpage
    223
  • Lastpage
    228
  • Abstract
    A new sub-site stepped multi-resistor test structure for characterising small resistance mismatch effects in resistor ladders is introduced. Using a Kelvin measurement method and a statistical data evaluation technique, this approach enables identification of very small (<0.05%) systematic mismatch patterns, which are associated with local mechanical stress as well as nanometre scale mask writing artifacts.
  • Keywords
    integrated circuit layout; integrated circuit testing; statistical analysis; thin film resistors; Kelvin measurement method; high precision resistor ladder test structure; local mechanical stress; nanometre scale mask writing artifacts; resistance mismatch effects; statistical data evaluation technique; sub-site stepped multi-resistor test structure; systematic mismatch patterns; Circuit testing; Electrical resistance measurement; Integrated circuit testing; Kelvin; Resistors; Semiconductor device testing; Stress; Switches; System testing; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronic Test Structures, 2002. ICMTS 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7464-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMTS.2002.1193200
  • Filename
    1193200