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Semiconductor Validation Test

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See how semiconductor validation test benefits from PXI

Reduce semiconductor validation test costs by adopting flexible hardware platforms such as PXI and scalable software such as NI TestStand. With the modular architecture of PXI, you can create customized test systems that you can easily repurpose to meet your evolving test needs. More than 60 vendors offer over 1,000 modules to choose from, including:

  • Source measure units (SMUs) with down to 1 nA current
  • Matrix switches offering up to 544 crosspoints
  • Digital I/O with clock rates up to 200 MHz
  • Mixed-signal instruments including digitizers and DSA
  • RF acquisition and generation at frequencies up to 6.6 GHz

Complete Semiconductor Systems

View an example architecture, which shows a flexible opens/shorts validation system based on PXI modular instruments, or configure a system to your required specifications.

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Individual Semiconductor Test System Components

Core Components

Source Measure Units (SMUs) and Programmable Power Supplies

  • Four-quadrant precision sourcing
  • Measurement resolution down to 1 nA and 100 µV
  • Source up to 40 W, sink up to 10 W

High-Density Matrix Switches

  • Up to 544 crosspoints
  • FET relays offering unlimited lifetime
  • Speeds up to 50,000 cycles per second

High-Speed Digital I/O

  • Clock rates up to 200 MHz
  • Advanced clocking, triggering, and scripting of waveforms
  • Per-cycle direction control and hardware data comparison

Specialized Components

Mixed-Signal Instruments

  • High-speed digitizers
  • Arbitrary waveform generators
  • Dynamic signal analysis

RF Instruments

  • Acquisition and generation up to 6.6 GHz
  • Up to 20 MHz real-time bandwidth
  • Flexible software - NI Modulation and Spectral Measurements toolkits

Common Semiconductor Tests

Semiconductor Test Case Studies