- Patent Title: Peak current evaluation system and peak current evaluation method
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Application No.: US15628393Application Date: 2017-06-20
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Publication No.: US10281501B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Yu-Tao Yang , Wen-Shen Chou , Yung-Chow Peng
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R19/04
- IPC: G01R19/04 ; G01R31/26 ; H03L7/18 ; H03J3/12 ; H04L27/20 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
A peak current evaluation apparatus for an IC is provided. The peak current evaluation apparatus includes a pulse tuner and a testing circuit. The pulse tuner receives a clock signal, adjusts pulse width and duty ratio of the clock signal according to at least one predetermined parameter in order to generate a pulse signal with a stress voltage. The testing circuit is coupled to the pulse tuner. The testing circuit, which includes two input ports, receives the pulse signal at one of the two input ports in order to stress a testing device, measures the resistance value of the testing device, and calculates the peak current of the testing device when the resistance value increases and exceeds a threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180164349A1 PEAK CURRENT EVALUATION SYSTEM AND PEAK CURRENT EVALUATION METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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