摘要 |
A method and system for screening semiconductor circuits is disclosed herein. A circuit 50, such as an SOI circuit, is provided. The circuit includes a plurality of transistors and is coupled to a supply voltage node VDD, a reference node VSS, and a substrate node VSUB. A supply voltage is applied to the supply node while a reference voltage is applied to the reference node and a test voltage is applied to the substrate node. The current IDD flowing to the supply and/or reference node is then measured. These steps are repeated for a plurality of test circuits to determine at least one performance and/or reliability criterion. The steps can then be repeated to screen other circuits by comparing the measured current to the reliability limit(s).
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