IP Library Patent Application 12818857
Patent Application
App. No. 12/818,857

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR

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12/818,857
Abstract

A semiconductor testing device of the prevent invention includes a current detecting circuit, an electric current drawing circuit, and a determining device. The electric current drawing circuit is connected to a semiconductor device under test, and draws a branched electric current branched from a measured electric current output from a second terminal based on predetermined electric voltage. The current detecting circuit is connected to the semiconductor device, and detects a detection current obtained by subtracting the branched electric current from the measured electric current. The determining device determines a quality of the semiconductor device based on the detection current.

Claims (16)

1 . A semiconductor testing device for testing by applying predetermined electric voltage between a first terminal and a second terminal of a semiconductor device under test, comprising:

an electric current drawing circuit that connects to the second terminal, the electric current drawing circuit drawing a branched electric current branched from measured electric current output from the second terminal based on the predetermined electric voltage;

a current detecting circuit that connects to the second terminal, the current detecting circuit detecting a detection current obtained by subtracting the branched electric current from the measured electric current; and

a determining device that determines a quality of the semiconductor device based on the detection current.

2 . The semiconductor testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the current detecting circuit converts the detection current to electric voltage, and

the determining device determines the quality of the semiconductor device based on a sum of the detection current depending on the electric voltage converted by the current detecting circuit and the branched electric current.

3 . The semiconductor testing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a constant voltage circuit that applies the predetermined electric voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal of the semiconductor device.

4 . The semiconductor testing device according to claim 1 , wherein the branched electric current is a constant electric current.

5 . A method for testing a semiconductor, comprising:

applying a predetermined electric voltage between a first terminal and a second terminal of a semiconductor device under test;

detecting detection current produced by subtracting branched electric current, branched from measured electric current output from the second terminal based on predetermined electric voltage; and

determining a quality of the semiconductor device based on the detection current.

6 . The method for testing the semiconductor according to claim 5 , further comprising converting the detection current to electric voltage;

wherein the quality of the semiconductor device is determined based on a sum of the detection current depending on the converted electric voltage and the branched electric current.

7 . The method for testing the semiconductor according to claim 5 , wherein the branched electric current is constant electric current.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 26, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025191/0916 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2010
From: MAKINO, YOSHIAKI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024564/0343 →