METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF ELECTRONIC COMPONETS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF A MEASURING UNIT

• US 20090314051A1
• Filed: 06/22/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cascade Microtech Incorporated (FormFactor Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Suss Microtec Test Systems GMBH (FormFactor Incorporated)
• Inventors: KHUTKO, Victar, KANEV, Stojan, RUMIANTSEV, Andrej
• Application Number:
  US12/488,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20090314051A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/1.10
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 27/28 Measuring attenuation, gain, phase shift or derived characteristics of electric four pole networks, i.e. two-port networks; Measuring transient response in line transmission systems H04B3/46
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/2872 related to electrical or environmental aspects, e.g. temperature, humidity, vibration, nuclear radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 35/007 Standards or reference devices, e.g. voltage or resistance standards, "golden references"

Abstract

In a method for calibration of a measurement unit for determination of electrical properties of electronic components using at least one planar calibration standard, an electrical measurement quantity is measured at two different temperatures. The electrical property of the calibration standard is known at at least one temperature or is to be determined by calculation. A temperature coefficient is determined from both measured quantities, which describes the relative change of the electrical property of the calibration standard accompanying the temperature change and with which the electrical property of the calibration standard is determined at a measurement temperature. From the change in electrical property, an error coefficient of the measurement unit is determined. A method is also provided for determination of an electrical property of an electronic component, using the calibration method.

Claims

1. A method for calibration of a measurement unit for determination of electrical properties of electrical components, comprising the following steps:

preparing at least one planar calibration standard;

producing a single path on such calibration standard by electrical contacting;

obtaining a first measurement of an electrical measured quantity of the calibration standard at a first temperature, at which an electrical property of the calibration standard is known or to be determined by calculation, to determine an electrical property of the calibration standard;

obtaining a second measurement of the same electrical measured quantity of the calibration standard at a second temperature and determining change in the corresponding electrical property relative to the first measurement;

determining a temperature coefficient that describes relative change of the electrical property determined from the second measurement of the calibration standard referred to that determined from the first measurement;

determining a corrected electrical property of the calibration standard at a measurement temperature by using a value of the temperature coefficient applicable for the measurement temperature to the electrical property of the calibration standard determined at the first temperature; and

determining at least one error coefficient of the measurement unit from said corrected electrical property of the calibration standard, which describes relative change of the corrected electrical property of the calibration standard relative to the value measured at the measurement temperature.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature coefficient is determined in frequency-dependent fashion.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein a calibration standard is measured for measurement of low-frequency noise or for pulsed I/V measurement or for CV measurement or for HF measurement of scatter parameters.

4. Method according to claim 3, wherein a measurement of the low-frequency noise or a pulsed I/V measurement or a CV measurement is carried out by a source monitor unit.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein several calibrations are conducted in which a calibration standard is formed on another calibration substrate.

6. A method for determination of an electrical property of an electronic component, comprising the following steps:

calibrating a measurement unit which serves to measure an electrical property of the electronic component according to claim 1;

measuring electrical measured quantity of the electronic component by said measurement unit at said measurement temperature;

clearing of the measurement quantity by using the error coefficient determined by calibration for the measurement temperature; and

determining the electrical property from the corrected measurement quantity.

7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the calibration and measurement of the electronic component occur in a frequency-dependent fashion.

8. Method according to claim 6, wherein measurement of a calibration standard occurs, and the standard is arranged together with the electronic component on a test substrate.

9. Method according to claim 6, wherein measurement of a calibration standard occurs, and the standard is arranged on a calibration substrate separate from a substrate of the electronic component.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the electronic component and the calibration substrate are held on two separate surfaces of a test device and temperature-controlled at the same measurement temperature by temperature control devices.

11. Method according to claim 9, wherein the electronic component and the calibration substrate are held on two separate support surfaces of a test device and calibration occurs at a calibration temperature deviating from the measurement temperature, comprising the following additional steps:

controlling temperature of the electronic component and the calibration substrate by at least one temperature control device at two temperatures deviating from each other, wherein the temperature of the electronic component is the measurement temperature and the temperature of the calibration substrate is the calibration temperature;

determining temperature difference between the calibration temperature and the measurement temperature; and

adjusting the corrected electric property determined for the calibration temperature of the calibration standard to the measurement temperature by using a value of the temperature coefficient applicable for the calibration temperature for the electrical property of the calibration standard determined at the first temperature.

12. Method according to claim 9, wherein the temperature coefficient is entered in a database.

13. Method according to claim 9, wherein the calibration standard is used for measurement of several electronic components under different environments.

14. Method according to claim 6, wherein the temperature coefficient is determined during measurement of several electronic components at least one additional time.

15. Method according to claim 14, wherein the error coefficient is also determined an additional time during measurement of several electronic components.

16. Method according to claim 6, wherein a measurement of low-frequency noise or a pulsed I/V measurement or a CV measurement is carried out by a source monitor unit