Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – With rotor
Patent
1992-07-07
1994-06-28
Karlsen, Ernest F.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
With rotor
324158R, G01R 3128
Patent
active
053250540
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for screening semiconductor circuits is disclosed herein. A circuit 50, such as an SOI circuit, is provided. The circuit includes a plurality of transistors and is coupled to a supply voltage node V.sub.DD, a reference node V.sub.SS, and a substrate node V.sub.SUB. A supply voltage is applied to the supply node while a reference voltage is applied to the reference node and a test voltage is applied to the substrate node. The current I.sub.DD flowing to the supply and/or reference node is then measured. These steps are repeated for a plurality of test circuits to determine at least one performance and/or reliability criterion. The steps can then be repeated to screen other circuits by comparing the measured current to the reliability limit(s).
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Donaldson Richard L.
Karlsen Ernest F.
Kesterson James C.
Matsil Ira S.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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