• DocumentCode
    2492678
  • Title

    Automated WLR testing of HBT´s

  • Author

    Sabin, Edwin ; Scarpulla, John ; Dacus, Steve

  • Author_Institution
    TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    This paper describes how a standard probing system was modified to allow automated wafer level reliability (WLR) testing of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT´s). It discusses how the thermally induced chuck movement was compensated for using a program written in LabView software. It also discusses how to set up gravity probes to allow wafer movement while keeping the needles on the pads. The paper then presents the emitter resistance result from Gummel plots obtained with the automated HBT tester
  • Keywords
    automatic testing; heterojunction bipolar transistors; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor device testing; Gummel plot; LabView software; automated testing; emitter resistance; gravity probe; heterojunction bipolar transistor; wafer level reliability; Automatic testing; Cooling; Electrical resistance measurement; Gravity; Heating; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Kelvin; Needles; Probes; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    GaAs Reliability Workshop, 1999. Proceedings
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7908-0100-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GAASRW.1999.874099
  • Filename
    874099