Keithley Introduces Tutorial CD for Reliability Testing of Semiconductor Devices.CLEVELAND -- Keithley Instruments Keithley Instruments (NYSE: KEI) is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Solon, Ohio. Keithley develops, manufactures, markets and sells highly accurate instruments and data acquisition products, as well as complete system solutions for high-volume production , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has released an interactive, tutorial An instructional book or program that takes the user through a prescribed sequence of steps in order to learn a product. Contrast with documentation, which, although instructional, tends to group features and functions by category. See tutorials in this publication. CD on reliability testing for semiconductor test engineers. "Understanding Measurements: Essential Reliability Testing Techniques" provides information related to stress measure testing of semiconductor devices, new measurement techniques, and how to improve test throughput and maintain data integrity. The CD, which is the second in Keithley's series of Test and Measurement Knowledge CDs, is available free of charge at http://www.keithley.com/pr/005.html. For High Resolution Image: http://www.ggcomm.com/KEI_Images/reliabilityCD.jpg The CD contains three web seminars that discuss a variety of testing issues in detail, including: --Understanding reliability testing of semiconductor devices --New measurement techniques for improving semiconductor device reliability --How to improve throughput and data integrity - reliability issues and test challenges with gate oxide scaling Other material on the CD includes: --Tutorial white papers covering issues related to materials testing Articles on Materials testing include:
--Several product application notes that describe methods for conducting a wide range of semiconductor device tests, including charge pumping A charge pump is an electronic circuit that uses capacitors as energy storage elements to create either a higher or lower voltage power source. Charge pump circuits are capable of high efficiencies, sometimes as high as 90-95% while being electrically simple circuits. , oxide reliability, resistivity resistivity Electrical resistance of a conductor of unit cross-sectional area and unit length. The resistivity of a conductor depends on its composition and its temperature. , hall voltage measurements Voltage measurement Determination of the difference in electrostatic potential between two points. The unit of voltage in the International System of Units (SI) is the volt, defined as the potential difference between two points of a conducting wire carrying a , gate dielectric A gate dielectric is a dielectric used between the gate and substrate of a field effect transistor. In state-of-the-art processes, the gate dielectric is subject to many constraints, including: --Useful resources that include a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. , a guide for choosing the best semiconductor reliability tool for your test applications, and related web links. For More Information. For more information on Keithley's "Understanding Measurements: Essential Reliability Testing Techniques" CD, or any of its literature or products, contact the company at:
Telephone: 800-688-9951
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About Keithley. With more than 50 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments (www.keithley.com) has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems from DC to RF (radio frequency) geared to the specialized needs of electronics manufacturers for high performance production testing, process monitoring, product development, and research. By building upon our strength in electrical measurement solutions for research, Keithley has become a production test technology leader for the semiconductor, wireless, optoelectronics, and other precision electronics segments of the worldwide electronics industry. The value we provide to our customers is a combination of precision measurement technology and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality, throughput, and yield of their products. Products and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. Note to Editors: For High Resolution Image: http://www.ggcomm.com/KEI_Images/reliabilityCD.jpg |
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