Cascade Microtech Expands 1/f Noise Measurement Solution to Address Frequency Range of 1 Hz to 40 MHz
10 March 2010 - 1:25AM
Marketwired
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) today announced the release
of its new EDGE™ 1/f (flicker) noise measurement solution with 1 Hz
to 40 MHz coverage. The EDGE module is a field-upgradable retrofit
to most Cascade Microtech probe stations and includes software
tools for 1/f noise modeling and statistical analysis which support
noise measurement up to 10 MHz. In addition, with the new EDGE
hardware, Cascade Microtech now offers a lower cost, fully
integrated EDGE measurement system for frequency ranges up to 40
MHz, which includes site preparation, validation, and equipment
installation. Both solutions utilize new software with features
such as advanced graphical viewer, statistical analysis, and
automatic report creation. With carefully engineered ultra-low
background noise, EDGE 1/f noise measurement solutions offer
low-level noise measurement over the widest commercially available
frequency range (1 Hz to 40 MHz) for flicker noise measurement as
well as standard DC parametric testing.
Used in process development, process control, and device
modeling, 1/f noise measurements are a key quality indicator for
leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing processes. Occurring in
all semiconductors, 1/f noise can compromise device performance by
causing jitter or phase noise in communications devices, which
results in high bit error rates. It can also cause random retention
errors in flash memory or soft errors in SRAM. Flicker noise, a
major contributor to device noise, is the gating barrier to
reducing device operating voltages.
EDGE solutions address 1/f noise characterization for
semiconductor devices, 1/f noise model parameter extraction, and
process reliability evaluation using 1/f noise data. EDGE assures
"noise-free" operation even when testing over a thermal range of
-60 degrees C to 300 degrees C. The EDGE module and EDGE system
offer multi-die and multi-site wafer stepping and have the lowest
level of extrinsic noise, unmatched noise immunity, and the widest
bandwidth (1 Hz to 40 MHz) in the market today.
The updated software provides intuitive 1/f noise measurement,
extracts noise model parameters, and performs statistical analysis.
Both the EDGE module and the fully integrated EDGE system now
benefit from this enhanced software which supports 1/f noise
characterization for FETs, BJTs, resistors, diodes, and varactors.
The software consists of three components for 1/f noise solutions:
the Measurement Tool for complete device characterization, the
Analysis Tool for modeling and the Viewer Tool for statistical
analysis and report generation.
"Our customers are demanding better noise immunity and wider
bandwidth than current competitive solutions in the market today --
all with a lower cost of integration," said F. Paul Carlson,
Chairman and CEO, Cascade Microtech, Inc. "Cascade Microtech is
able to offer the only integrated system with its EDGE 1/f noise
measurement solutions. These significantly increase measurement
speed to provide a much faster modeling process. Combined with the
enhanced measurement accuracy, our customers now have the right
solution to reduce development costs while improving
time-to-market."
About Cascade Microtech Cascade Microtech,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in the precise electrical
and mechanical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs)
and other small structures. For technology businesses and
scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures,
Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers,
integrated circuits (ICs), IC packages, circuit boards and modules,
MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more. Cascade Microtech's
leading-edge semiconductor production test products include unique
probe cards and test sockets that reduce manufacturing costs of
high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips. For more
information visit www.cascademicrotech.com.
Cascade Microtech, Inc. and the Cascade Mictrotech logo are
registered trademarks, and EDGE is a trademark of Cascade
Microtech, Inc.
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