• DocumentCode
    3374375
  • Title

    Verification structures for transmission line pulse measurements

  • Author

    Ashton, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Agere Syst., Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 April 2002
  • Firstpage
    169
  • Lastpage
    173
  • Abstract
    Test structures intended for performance verification of transmission line pulse (TLP) systems have been designed and tested. They consist of simple resistors in either copper or silicide clad polysilicon. The copper structures proved unsuitable due to excess heating and melting of any reasonable geometry. The silicide clad polysilicon proved more successful. A simple model of resistive heating accounts for observed non-linearity in the structures under high current stress.
  • Keywords
    pulse measurement; resistors; transmission lines; Cu; copper resistor; resistive heating; silicide clad polysilicon resistor; test structure; transmission line pulse measurement; verification structure; Breakdown voltage; Circuits; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Impedance; Pulse measurements; Resistors; Semiconductor device measurement; System testing; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronic Test Structures, 2002. ICMTS 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7464-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMTS.2002.1193191
  • Filename
    1193191