Cascade Microtech Integrated Probe Systems Speed Time-to-Market for Growing Power Device Segment
June 16 2011 - 4:37PM
Marketwired
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD), a leading expert at
enabling precision measurements of integrated circuits at the wafer
level, today announced that Iwatsu Test Instruments Corporation
will manufacture CT-3100/3200 Curve Tracers exclusively for Cascade
Microtech to provide versatile wafer-level measurement for the
growing power device market. The curve tracer units strongly
complement the high-voltage and high-current capabilities of
Cascade Microtech's Tesla probe systems to speed-up the device
characterization process and therefore time-to-market for power
device manufacturers.
The market for power transistors will continue to post healthy
gains through 2014, according to IC Insights. Steady growth,
combined with emerging energy standards and increasing power
consumption and conservation efforts, demand additional performance
capabilities. As such, pressure has been placed on device
manufacturers to rapidly design and characterize new power devices
to provide more efficiency. Power device characterization requires
measuring performance across an entire operating region, often at
hundreds of amperes and thousands of volts. High-performance
requirements have created the need for innovations in curve tracer
technology -- tools that have long been an industry standard for
power device characterization, but that no longer meet today's
stringent and higher-power characterization requirements.
The CT-3100/3200 Curve Tracers are designed specifically for
measuring different types of high-power semiconductor devices such
as SiC, GaN and/or IGBTs, super-junction MOSFETs, diodes and
thyristors. Measurement productivity is enhanced by the built-in
USB port and a LAN interface for remote control of the
CT-3100/3200. Complementary to existing SMU-based instruments, the
CT-3100/3200 Curve Tracers provide fast, accurate characterization
up to 3,000 V, 400 A, 4,000 W peak power and support a leakage mode
with cursor resolution of 1 pA. When used in combination with
Cascade Microtech's Tesla probe system, design cycles can be
significantly reduced from traditional package-level device
characterization methods that require high-power devices be cut
from wafers, packaged and returned for test in custom fixtures.
On-wafer characterization methods reduce these lengthy measurement
cycle times by eliminating the need for dicing and packaging steps.
As a result, device developers can do more complete
characterizations to improve quality and reduce time-to-yield.
"Integrated on-wafer measurement solutions for high-power device
characterization will greatly help customers to speed up their
design cycle. No longer do they need to send the wafer for dicing
and bonding in the package before devices can be tested accurately.
Measurements can now be made at the wafer level," said Misao Saito,
president of Iwatsu Test Instruments Corporation. "We are happy to
partner exclusively with Cascade Microtech, one of the world's
leading experts at wafer-level probing, to ensure our power device
customers have accurate test information and advanced test
capability, to reduce development time and cost."
"We are pleased to now offer Iwatsu curve tracers which, when
paired with our Tesla system, will deliver an-integrated
measurement solution for power device characterization not
previously offered in the market," said Michael Burger, president
and CEO, Cascade Microtech, Inc. "Efficient on-wafer
characterization shortens the design cycle, improves product
quality and provides our customers with faster time-to-market."
About Cascade Microtech, Inc. 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, 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.
About Iwatsu Test Instruments Corp. Iwatsu
Test Instruments Corp. (ITIC) is a leading manufacturer of various
kinds of test equipment including oscilloscopes in Japan, and its
products enjoy a high reputation in more than 50 countries for
their superb performance. Their users include governmental bodies
and research organizations. Tapping into its decades-long
expertise, ITIC has recently expanded its product line to offer
power electronics products such as curve tracers to serve the needs
of the times. For more information about ITIC, please visit
www.iti.iwatsu.co.jp/index_e.html.
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