Apparatus and method for determining the reliability of integrated semiconductor circuits at high temperatures

摘要

Device for measuring the reliability of integrated semiconductor elements has a support substrate (1) for receipt of the integrated semiconductor element (HBE), a heating element (HE) for heating the semiconductor element and a temperature sensor (TS) for measuring its temperature. The temperature sensor is formed at least partially from an interference element of the semiconductor element itself. An Independent claim is made for a method for measuring the reliability of an integrated semiconductor circuit wherein a measurement mode is implemented and the element heated, followed by a stress mode wherein the semiconductor element is heated and stressed simultaneously and the failure point of the circuit is determined dependent on the applied temperature.