Abstract:
A power source current measurement unit provided in a semiconductor test system for measuring a power source current of a device under test with high speed and accuracy. The power source measurement unit includes a DA (digital-to-analog) converter for generating a source voltage to be supplied to a device under test based on a digital signal received, an operational amplifier for forming a negative feedback loop and supplying the source voltage from the DA converter to a power pin of the device under test thereby supplying a power source current to the power pin through a current measurement resistor whose resistance is known, a voltage amplifier for amplifying a voltage representing the amount of power source current supplied to the device under test, an integration circuit for integrating an output signal of the voltage amplifier for a predetermined integration time, and an AD (analog-to-digital) converter for converting an output signal of the integration circuit after the integration time.