ESD On-Wafer Characterization: Is TLP Still the Right Measurement Tool?

被引:23
作者
Scholz, Mirko [1 ,2 ]
Linten, Dimitri [2 ]
Thijs, Steven [2 ,3 ]
Sangameswaran, Sandeep [2 ,3 ]
Sawada, Masanori [4 ]
Nakaei, Toshiyuki [4 ]
Hasebe, Takumi [4 ]
Groeseneken, Guido [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept ELEC, Fac Engn, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
[2] IMEC VZW, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium
[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[4] Hanwa Elect Ind Co Ltd, Wakayama 6496272, Japan
关键词
Electrostatic discharges (ESDs); human body model (HBM); tester calibration; transient and waveforms; transmission line pulsing (TLP);
D O I
10.1109/TIM.2009.2017657
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The electrical characterization of devices and circuits regarding their electrostatic discharge (ESD) robustness is done by using several measurement tools. Transmission line pulsing (TLP) and human body model (HBM) testing are the commonly used methods. In this paper, TLP and HBM on-wafer setups are presented regarding their electrical schematics, the type of data that is obtained, and the required calibration methodologies. By using three case studies, both test methods are compared by showing their advantages and disadvantages. It is demonstrated that pulsed measurement methods like TLP testing are not always a suitable tool to fully assess the ESD performance of devices or circuits.
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页码:3418 / 3426
页数:9
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