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April 4, 2022 - Vista, California -
Axiom Test Equipment, an
electronic test equipment rental and sales company has published a new blog post
entitled "Semiconductor
Measurements Characterize Devices and Materials" that informs people on how
semiconductor testing can be conducted. Semiconductors are essential to modern electronics
and can be found in almost all electrical products throughout many industries. They
come in many forms, with diodes, optocouplers, rectifiers, and transistors among
discrete devices. Because semiconductor testing covers such a variety of devices
under test (DUTs), it involves many different measurements and, depending on the
DUT, often many different test units to perform the measurements.
Gaining a better understanding of a semiconductor or the material it is fabricated
on requires evaluating it under different operating conditions, such as different
voltage (V), current (I), and power levels. In some cases, testing is performed
to find a semiconductor's safe operating levels as well as its stress levels, where
it begins to suffer degraded performance.
Semiconductor testing can involve many different types of measurements to characterize
a complex IC or the wafer upon which it is fabricated, but for characterizing a
simpler device such as a diode, testing starts with a basic semiconductor parameter
analyzer capable of tracking I and V responses, such as the Keysight 4155C Semiconductor
Parameter Analyzer.
Learn more about which Semiconductor best fits your needs by reading the full
blog post on Axiom's website:
Semiconductor Measurements Characterize Devices
and Materials
Semiconductor testing usually means active devices and it often refers to integrated
circuits (ICs). But it can also apply to discrete devices, such as high-power transistors,
and characterizing semiconductor materials such as substrates and wafers. Because
semiconductor testing covers such a variety of devices under test (DUTs), it involves
many different measurements and, depending on the DUT, often many different test
units to perform the measurements.
What kind of measurements are part of semiconductor testing? Gaining a better
understanding of a semiconductor or the material it is fabricated on requires evaluating
it under different operating conditions, such as different voltage (V), current
(I), and power levels. In some cases, testing is performed to find a semiconductor's
safe operating levels as well as its stress levels, where it begins to suffer degraded
performance. Essential semiconductor testing involves monitoring of a DUT's I and
V responses and requires test equipment with tight control over wide ranges of I
and V and often other electrical parameters, such as capacitance (C) and impedance.
Semiconductors are essential to modern electronics and can be found in almost
all electrical products throughout many industries, including aerospace, commercial,
industrial, medical, and military markets. They come in many forms, with diodes,
optocouplers, rectifiers, and transistors among discrete devices. Semiconductors
are based on many different substrate materials, including the silicon, silicon
carbide (SiC), gallium arsenide (GaAs), and gallium nitride (GaN) substrates that
form many types of ICs such as amplifiers and digital logic devices. Semiconductor
testing can involve many different types of measurements to characterize a complex
IC or the wafer upon which it is fabricated, but for characterizing a simpler device
such as a diode, testing starts with a basic semiconductor parameter analyzer capable
of tracking I and V responses, such as the Keysight 4155C Semiconductor Parameter
Analyzer.
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from Axiom Test Equipment. For over 17 years Axiom Test Equipment has rented, sold,
repaired and accepted trade-in of test equipment to support your test & measurement
needs. If you would like help selecting any type of test equipment for your next
project, contact Axiom Test Equipment's sales department at
sales@transcat.com,
call 760-806-6600, or browse Axiom Test Equipment's inventory online at
www.axiomtest.com.
About Axiom Test Equipment
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Established in 2005, Axiom Test Equipment strives to continually improve itself
and offer the best value for its customers. We offer our customers several practical,
efficient and cost effective solutions for their business or projects' test equipment
needs. Whether you need to
rent & buy test equipment,
repair
test equipment, sell or trade equipment, we are committed to providing superior
customer service and high quality electronic test equipment.
At Axiom Test Equipment we provide several services. We
rent electronic test and measurement equipment. We also sell test
equipment. If you have a piece of malfunctioning or broken test equipment we also
have an in-house repair lab. For anyone seeking a way to offload their surplus or
obsolete equipment, we offer a trade-in program or we can buy the equipment from
you.
We stock a comprehensive inventory of equipment and can use our extensive network
to find you those hard to get items. We believe in getting equipment to you quickly
and at a competitive price.
Contacts
Fabian Garcia Axiom Test Equipment 2610 Commerce Way Vista, CA
92081 Phone: (760) 806-6600 Web: www.axiomtest.com
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