Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Measurement methodology and array structure for statistical stress and test of reliabilty structures
- Patent Title (中): 统计应力的测量方法和阵列结构以及可靠性结构的测试
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Application No.: US12482999Application Date: 2009-06-11
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Publication No.: US08120356B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Kanak B. Agarwal , Nazmul Habib , Jerry D. Hayes , John G. Massey , Alvin W. Strong
- Applicant: Kanak B. Agarwal , Nazmul Habib , Jerry D. Hayes , John G. Massey , Alvin W. Strong
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Anthony J. Canale
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00

Abstract:
System and method for obtaining statistics in a fast and simplified manner at the wafer level while using wafer-level test equipment. The system and method performs a parallel stress of all of the DUTs on a given chip to keep the stress time short, and then allows each DUT on that chip to be tested individually while keeping the other DUTs on that chip under stress to avoid any relaxation. In one application, the obtained statistics enable analysis of Negative Temperature Bias Instability (NTBI) phenomena of transistor devices. Although obtaining statistics may be more crucial for NBTI because of its known behavior as the device narrows, the structure and methodology, with minor appropriate adjustments, could be used for stressing multiple DUTs for many technology reliability mechanisms.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100318313A1 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY AND ARRAY STRUCTURE FOR STATISTICAL STRESS AND TEST OF RELIABILTY STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2010-12-16
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