WO2007145730A2 - Calibration structures for differential signal probing - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to integrated circuits and, more particularly, to structures for calibrating probing systems that utilize differential signals to inspect integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices.
- Integrated circuits are economically attractive because large numbers of often complex circuits, for example microprocessors, can be inexpensively fabricated on the surface of a wafer or substrate.
- individual dies including one or more circuits, are separated or singulated and encased in a package that provides for electrical connections between the exterior of the package and the circuit on the enclosed die.
- the separation and packaging of a die comprises a significant portion of the cost of manufacturing the integrated circuit device and to monitor and control the IC fabrication process and avoid the cost of packaging defective dies, manufacturers commonly add electrical circuits or test structures to the wafer to enable "probing", on-wafer testing to verify the characteristics of the integrated circuits, before the dies are singulated.
- a test structure typically includes a device-under-test (DUT), a plurality of metallic bond or probe pads that are deposited at the wafer's surface and a plurality of conductive vias that connect the probe pads to the DUT which is typically fabricated beneath the surface of the wafer.
- the DUT typically comprises a simple circuit that includes a copy of one or more of the basic elements of the marketable integrated circuits fabricated on the wafer, such as a single line of conducting material, a chain of vias or a single transistor.
- the circuit elements of the DUT are typically produced with the same process and in the same layers of the die as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit.
- the ICs are typically characterized "on-wafer" by applying a test instrument generated signal to the test structure and measuring the response of the test structure to the signal. Since the circuit elements of the DUT are fabricated with the same process as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit, the electrical properties of the DUT are expected to be representative of the electrical properties of the corresponding components of the integrated circuits.
- the network analyzer comprises a source of an AC signal, commonly, a radio frequency (RF) signal, that is used to stimulate the DUT of a test structure.
- RF radio frequency
- a forward- reverse switch directs the stimulating signals to one or more of the probe pads of the test structure.
- Directional couplers or bridges pick off the forward or reverse waves traveling to or from the test structure.
- IF intermediate frequency
- the preferred interconnection for communicating the signals between the signal source and the signal sink of the network analyzer and the test structure is coaxial cable.
- the transition between the coaxial cable and the probe pads of the test structure is preferably provided by a movable probe having one or more conductive probe tips that are arranged to be co-locatable with the probe pads of the test structure.
- the network analyzer and the test structure can be temporarily interconnected by bringing the probe tips into contact with the probe pads of the test structure.
- the probe functions as an adapter enabling the signals to transition between the coaxial cable connecting the probe to the network analyzer and the coplanar waveguides of the probe pads.
- the probe will perturb high frequency signals transmitted to ..and from the network analyzer.
- Relatively accurate measurements can be made with a network analyzer and probe system if the system is calibrated to remove the signal perturbations caused by the interconnection of the network analyzer and the test structure and, in some cases, perturbations caused by components of the test structure.
- Probing systems are typically calibrated by interconnecting the network analyzer and a calibration structure and stimulating the calibration structure with a test signal.
- Calibration structures typically comprise one or more conductive contact areas or probe pad regions arranged to spatially conform to the probe tips of the probe(s) to be calibrated.
- the probe pad regions are interconnected, in various combinations, by a conductive or non-conductive calibration element. Deviations from the ideal response to the stimulating signal are stored in the network analyzer. In a process known as "de-embedding," the data is used to mathematically compensate for the effect of the probe, or, in some cases, elements of the test structure, when probing a test structure on a wafer.
- test instrumentation utilizes ground referenced or single ended signals for stimulating the test structure and measuring the response to the stimulation.
- noise and interference induced by adjacent circuitry and uncertainty concerning the ground potential often make the integrity of single ended signals inadequate.
- integrated circuits typically have a ground plane at the lower surface of the substrate on which the active and passive devices of the circuit are fabricated.
- the terminals of transistors fabricated on a semi-conductive substrate are typically capacitively interconnected, through the substrate, to the ground plane. The impedance of this parasitic interconnection is frequency dependent and at higher frequencies the ground potential and the true nature of single ended signals becomes uncertain.
- Differential signals are transmitted on two conductors which carry inverted copies of the signal waveform and the value of the signal is the difference between the waveforms on the respective conductors. Noise typically effects both conductors equally and this common mode noise or signal is cancelled when the value of the signal is determined from the difference between the waveforms.
- the two waveforms are mutual references enabling greater certainty in determining the transition from one value to the other in binary devices and enabling a faster transition between binary values with a reduced voltage swing for the signal.
- Differential signaling enables a reduction in signal power, an increase in data rate and greater immunity from noise from sources such as power supplies, adjacent circuitry and external sources.
- Test structures comprising differential gain cells require five connections to the test instrumentation.
- the two components of the differential input signal or a common mode signal is transmitted by the network analyzer to two of the probe pads of the test structure and the two components of the differential output signal are transmitted from two other probe pads of the test structure to the network analyzer.
- At least one additional probe pad of the test structure enables biasing of the transistors of the differential gain cell.
- Test structures for differential signal probing are, typically, interconnected to the network analyzer with two probes and, correspondingly, calibration structures for differential signal probes provide for simultaneous contact by the tips of two probes.
- a test structure and probe comprising a linear array of probe pads and probe tips permits a differential test structure to be fabricated in a saw street between dies increasing the surface area of the substrate available for the fabrication of marketable ICs.
- FIG. 1 is schematic diagram of a balanced differential gain cell.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a differential signal test structure and a probing system.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a probing system and calibration element for calibrating a probing system utilizing differential signals.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a grounded, "short" calibration structure.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a grounded, "short” calibration structure fabricated on a portion of a calibration substrate.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an ungrounded, "short” calibration structure. - A -
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a ungrounded, "short" calibration structure.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an "open" calibration structure.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a grounded, "load” calibration structure.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an ungrounded, "load” calibration structure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a "thru" calibration structure.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a "crossed thru” calibration structure.
- a differential gain cell 20 is a balanced device comprising two nominally identical circuit halves 2OA, 2OB.
- a DC current source 22 When biased, with a DC current source 22, and stimulated with a differential mode signal comprising even and odd mode components of equal amplitude and opposite phase (S *1 and Sf 1 ) 24, 26, a virtual ground is established at the symmetrical axis 28 of the two circuit halves. At the virtual ground, the potential at the operating frequency does not change with time regardless of the amplitude of the stimulating signal.
- balanced or differential circuits can tolerate poor radio frequency (RF) grounding better than circuits operated with single ended signals.
- RF radio frequency
- noise from external sources, such as adjacent conductors tends to couple, electrically and electromagnetically, in the common mode and cancel in the differential mode.
- balanced or differential circuits have good immunity to noise including noise at even-harmonic frequencies since signals that are of opposite phase at the fundamental frequency are in phase at the even harmonics.
- Two probes are typically required to conduct the DC bias 22, the phase or even mode (S 1 +1 ) 24, and the anti-phase or odd mode (Sf 1 ) 26 portions of a differential input signals to the differential device and to conduct the even mode (So *1 ) 30 and odd mode (So ' 1 ) 32 components of a differential output signal from the device.
- the differential test structure 50 comprises a device-under test (DUT) 52 and a linear array 55 of bond or probe pads.
- the DUT 52 includes a differential gain cell 54 that is responsive to a differential mode, input signal comprising an even mode component (S *1 ) and an odd mode component (Sf 1 ) that has substantially the same amplitude as the even mode component but which is opposite in phase of the even mode component.
- the differential gain cell 54 comprises two substantially identical field effect (JFET) transistors 56A and 56B.
- the DUT typically comprises components corresponding to the components utilized in the marketable integrated circuits fabricated on a particular wafer and other types of transistors, such as bipolar junction (BJT) transistors or MOSFET transistors can be used in the construction of a differential gain cell.
- BJT bipolar junction
- MOSFET MOSFET transistors
- the source terminals of the transistors 56A, 56B are interconnected as a bias terminal 80 of the device.
- the bias terminal is interconnected to a centrally located bias probe pad 60.
- the bias probe pad can be interconnected, typically through a contact tip 70 of a probe 90, to a source of direct current, for example a current mirror or a potential relative to ground, which provides the DC bias for the transistors of the differential gain cell.
- the gates of the transistors comprise a first pair of signal terminals 86, 88 of the DUT and are connected to respective signal probe pads 66, 68 which are, in turn, respectively connectible, typically through contact tips 76, 78 of the probe, to a test instrument 100.
- the drains of the transistors of the differential gain cell comprise a second pair of signal terminals 82, 84 of the DUT, which are interconnected to respective signal probe pads 62, 64 which are connectible through contact tips 72, 74 of the probe to the test instrument.
- a network analyzer comprises the test instrument 110.
- a network analyzer includes a source 102 of a differential mode signal comprising an even mode component, S *1 , and an odd mode component, Sf 1 .
- the network analyzer also comprises a sink 104 for the differential signals output by the DUT, S 0 +1 and S 0 "1 .
- a reversing switch 112 enables reversing the connections between the test instrument's source and sink for the differential test signals and the respective pairs of signal probe pads.
- the components of the differential input signals (S* 1 and Sf 1 ) are applied to probe pads 66 and 68 and sunk at the terminals 86 and 88 of the DUT and the output signals (So +1 and So '1 ) are sourced from the terminals 62 and 64 through the probe pads 72 and 74.
- the input signals (S *1 and Sf 1 ) can be applied to probe pads 62 and 64 sinking the input signals at terminals 82 and 84.
- the output signal components (So +1 and So "1 ) are sourced from terminals 86 and 88 and transmitted from probe pads 66 and 68 to the sink of the test instrument.
- the operation of the test structure 40 is typically tested by launching a differential input signal to one pair of signal terminals of the differential gain cell and capturing the differential and common mode output signals transmitted, in response to the input signal, from the other pair of signal terminals.
- the source 102 of the test instrument can output a radio frequency (RF) signal with a DC offset, including a ground potential.
- the DUT is commonly biased with the DC portion of the input signal (Sj).
- Bias tees 114 comprising a capacitor 130 in series the an RF port 132 and an inductor 134 in series with a DC port 136 are connected to each of the conductors connecting the signal probe tips and the test instrument.
- the capacitor blocks the transmission of DC from the RF port of the bias tee ' enabling transmission of the modulated portion of the input signal to the respective pairs of signal probe pads.
- the inductor blocks the modulated portion of the input signal from the DC port of the bias tee but permits the DC portion of the signal output by the source 102 to be conducted to the bias probe tip 70 and the bias terminal 80 to bias the transistors of the DUT.
- the probe pads 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 of the test structure 50 are arranged in a substantially linear array 55, with the centroids of the respective probe pads arranged in a substantially, straight line.
- the linear array of probe pads enables fabrication of the probe pads of a differential test structure in a saw street between dies on a wafer.
- the test structure serves no function after the dies are singulated and fabrication of test structure in the saw street provides additional area on the surface of a wafer for fabricating dies comprising the marketable integrated circuits.
- the linear array 55 of probe pads is extended by fabricating an additional probe pad 120 and 122 adjacent to the first 66 and fifth 68 probe pads, distal of the respective ends of the linear array five probe pads.
- the additional probe pads 120, 122 are interconnected to the DC bias through the bias terminal 80 and sixth 124 and seventh 126 probe tips which are connected to the central bias probe tip 70.
- the additional bias probe pads provide additional shielding for the signals transmitted to and from the test structure.
- the linear array of probe pads comprises six probe pads.
- the DUT is biased through probe pads 120 and 122 at the respective ends of a linear array comprising two pairs of signal probe pads 62 and 64 and 66 and 68.
- probing systems are typically calibrated by launching signals from the test instrument at a plurality of calibration structures that are successively engaged with the probe tips of the probe that will be used in the on-wafer inspection of test structures. Any deviation from the ideal response when a calibration structure is stimulated by a test signal is recorded. These deviations are utilized to mathematically account for signal perturbations introduced by the probing system when a test structure on a wafer is stimulated with the test signal.
- the probe tips of the probe 90 are engaged with contact regions 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 of one or more calibration structures 300.
- the calibration structures comprise contact regions arranged to be co-locatable with the probe tips of the probe to be calibrated and a calibration element 302 comprising a conductive, non- conductive or semi-conductive interconnection between two or more of the contact regions.
- the contact regions of the calibration structure 300 comprise a linear array of regions 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 having respective centroids arranged in a substantially straight line.
- the contact regions are arranged to enable co-location and engagement by a plurality of probe tips 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186 having respective contact surfaces with centroids arranged in a substantially straight line.
- Two pairs of contact regions 312, 316 and 314, 318 are arranged for co-location with the signal probe tips of the probe and at least one contact region, for example the central region 310 is arranged for contact with the central bias probe tip of the probe.
- the contact regions may have other arrangements, for example, a linear array of seven contact regions with a central region, separating the two pairs of signal contact regions, arranged for contact with the bias probe tip and two additional contact regions 320, 322 respectively distal of the respective pairs of signal contact regions arranged for contact by additional bias probe tips 124, 126 of the probe.
- the calibration structure may comprise six contact regions with two pairs of signal contact regions immediately adjacent to each other at the center of the linear array and a pair to contact regions distal of the signal contact regions at the ends of the array for contact with respective bias probe tips.
- the calibration structures comprise a linear array of contact regions with one more bias contact regions arranged symmetrical with two or more pairs of signal contact regions. Signals are launched from the test instrument 110 to particular contact regions of the calibration structure and output signals sourced from contact regions of the calibration structure are sunk in the test instrument sink 104. Deviations from the expected output signals are recorded and used in correcting the raw results obtained during test structure testing.
- the names of the various algorithms generally reflect the construction of the plurality of calibration elements that are used during the calibration process.
- SOLT Short-Open-Load- Through
- LRM Line-Reflect-Match
- a grounded, "short" calibration structure 150 schematically comprises a linear array 152 (indicated by a bracket) of conductive regions or probe pads 154, 156, 158, 160, 162 that are spatially arranged to be co-locatable, respectively, with each of the contact areas of a linear array of probe tips of a probe that will be calibrated.
- the shorted calibration element comprises a plurality of short circuits interconnecting each of the conductive regions to the other conductive regions.
- the short calibration structure can be grounded by connecting the probe tip that engages the center conductive region 160 to ground during calibration.
- calibration structures are typically fabricated by depositing conductive material on a substrate 170.
- the grounded “short” calibration structure 150 can be fabricated by depositing conductive material over a region 172 of sufficient dimensions to enable simultaneous contact by all of the contact tips 174, 176, 178, 180, 182 of a linear array of contact tips comprising a probe 188 that is to be calibrated.
- An extended conductive contact region 190 deposited on the substrate provides a grounded, short calibration structure for a probe 188 having a linear array of six probe tips or a probe having additional "bias" probe tips 184, 186 that are respectively distal of the tips 174, 182 at the ends of the linear array of five probe tips.
- an ungrounded, "short" calibration structure 200 schematically comprises the linear array of five contact regions 152.
- the first 154 and the fifth 162 contact regions of the linear array, spatially corresponding to a pair of signal probe tips that conduct either the input signal or the output signal of the test structure, are interconnected by a calibration element comprising a short circuit.
- a calibration element comprising a short circuit interconnects the second 156 and fourth 158 contact regions, engageable by a second pair of signal probe tips.
- the central conductive region 160 which engageable with the probe tip that biases the test structure and which may be connected to ground during calibration is not conductively interconnected to the regions engageable by the signal probe tips.
- the ungrounded, short calibration structure 200 comprises a first conductive region 202 deposited on the substrate having interconnected portions spatially arranged to be co-locatable with the first 174 and fifth 182 contact tips of the linear of array of tips of the probe 188 and a second conductive region 204 having interconnected portions spatially arranged to be co-locatable with the second 176 and fourth 178 tips.
- the area of the substrate spatially co-locatable with center contact tip 180 is not conductively interconnected with the other conductive areas of the calibration structure.
- An ungrounded, short calibration structure 208 for calibrating probes comprising a linear array of seven contact tips, a third conductive-region 206 is deposited on the substrate.
- the third conductive region has interconnected portions spatially arranged for engagement by the center contact tip 180 and the contact tips 184, 186 distal of the ends of the five tip linear array of tips 174, 176, 180, 178, 182.
- an "open" calibration structure 220 comprises a linear array 152 of five contact regions or, in the case of a seven tip probe, seven contact regions 192 which are each insulated from the other. While an open calibration structure can be fabricated on ' a substrate by providing a plurality of conductively disconnected contact regions, arranged to be spatially co-locatable with the contact tips of the probe to be calibrated, an "open" calibration is typically performed by raising the probe above the calibration substrate so that the contact tips are not connected conductively.
- a grounded, "load" calibration structure 250 comprising a linear array 152 of five contact regions arranged to spatially co-locate with the contact tips of a five tip, differential signal probe includes resistors 254 that respectively connect the central contact region 160, arranged for engagement by the biasing contact tip of the probe, to the first 154, second 156, fourth 158 and fifth 162 contact regions which are arranged for engagement with the signal probe tips through which the differential signals are transmitting to and from the test structure.
- the resistance in the interconnections to the central contact region is greater than the resistance, typically less than one ohm ( ⁇ ), provided by the interconnections of a short calibration structure.
- the resistors 254 have a value approximating 50 ⁇ providing termination for the coaxial cables that typically connect the network analyzer and the probe.
- a grounded, load calibration structure for a probe having a linear array of seven contact tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
- an ungrounded, "load" calibration structure 270 for a differential signal probe having a linear array of five contact tips comprises a linear array of contact regions 152 in which the first 154 and fifth 162 contact regions are interconnected by a resistor 274 and the second 156 and fourth 158 contact regions are interconnected by a resistor 276.
- the resistors 274 and 276 having each values of approximately 100 ⁇ .
- An ungrounded, load calibration structure for a differential signal probe having a linear array of seven contact tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
- each of the contact regions engageable by a probe tip transmitting one of the components of the digital signal to the calibration structure is interconnected by a short circuit to one of the contact regions arranged for engagement by one of the probe tips receiving a component of the output signal.
- the first 154 contact region is short circuited to the second 156 contact region and the fourth 158 and fifth 162 contact regions are interconnected by a short circuit.
- one phase component of the differential signal for example, S *1
- the output signal component of the same phase for example, S 0 +1
- the probe tips communicating the input and output signals may be reversed.
- a thru calibration structure 272 for a probe having a linear array of seven probes tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
- a "crossed thru" calibration structure 280 provides a short circuit interconnection between the first 154 contact region and the fourth 158 contact region and a short circuit interconnection between the second 156 contact region and the fifth 162 contact region of the linear array 152 of contact regions.
- the crossed thru calibration structure enables input signals of one phase component; for example, the even phase; to be communicated to the port for the output signal component of the opposite phase, for example, the odd phase.
- a crossed thru calibration structure 282 for a probe having a linear array of seven probes tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
- Additional calibration structures may be constructed with linear arrays of contact regions and a calibration element comprising, for examples, transmission lines; transmission lines with a twist; attenuator pads; inductors; capacitors; tunable elements; filters including low pass, high pass, all-pass, band-stop and band pass filters; interconnecting two or more contact regions.
- a differential signal probe comprising a linear array of probe tips can be calibrated with a set of calibration standards appropriate for the particular calibration algorithm.
Abstract
A plurality of calibration structures facilitate calibration of a probing system that includes a differential signal probe having a linear array of probe tips.
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CALIBRATION STRUCTURES FOR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL PROBING
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application
No. 60/813,121, filed June 12, 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to integrated circuits and, more particularly, to structures for calibrating probing systems that utilize differential signals to inspect integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices.
[0003] Integrated circuits (ICs) are economically attractive because large numbers of often complex circuits, for example microprocessors, can be inexpensively fabricated on the surface of a wafer or substrate. Following fabrication, individual dies, including one or more circuits, are separated or singulated and encased in a package that provides for electrical connections between the exterior of the package and the circuit on the enclosed die. The separation and packaging of a die comprises a significant portion of the cost of manufacturing the integrated circuit device and to monitor and control the IC fabrication process and avoid the cost of packaging defective dies, manufacturers commonly add electrical circuits or test structures to the wafer to enable "probing", on-wafer testing to verify the characteristics of the integrated circuits, before the dies are singulated.
[0004] A test structure typically includes a device-under-test (DUT), a plurality of metallic bond or probe pads that are deposited at the wafer's surface and a plurality of conductive vias that connect the probe pads to the DUT which is typically fabricated beneath the surface of the wafer. The DUT typically comprises a simple circuit that includes a copy of one or more of the basic elements of the marketable integrated circuits fabricated on the wafer, such as a single line of conducting material, a chain of vias or a single transistor. The circuit elements of the DUT are typically produced with the same process and in the same layers of the die as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit. The ICs are typically characterized "on-wafer" by applying a test instrument generated signal to the test structure and measuring the response of the test structure to the signal. Since the circuit elements of the DUT are fabricated with the same process as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit, the electrical properties of the DUT are expected to be representative of the electrical properties of the corresponding components of the integrated circuits.
[0005] At higher frequencies, on-wafer characterization is commonly performed with a network analyzer. The network analyzer comprises a source of an AC signal, commonly, a
radio frequency (RF) signal, that is used to stimulate the DUT of a test structure. A forward- reverse switch directs the stimulating signals to one or more of the probe pads of the test structure. Directional couplers or bridges pick off the forward or reverse waves traveling to or from the test structure. These signals are down-converted by intermediate frequency (IF) sections of the network analyzer where the signals are filtered, amplified and digitized for further processing and display. The preferred interconnection for communicating the signals between the signal source and the signal sink of the network analyzer and the test structure is coaxial cable. The transition between the coaxial cable and the probe pads of the test structure is preferably provided by a movable probe having one or more conductive probe tips that are arranged to be co-locatable with the probe pads of the test structure. The network analyzer and the test structure can be temporarily interconnected by bringing the probe tips into contact with the probe pads of the test structure.
[0006] The probe functions as an adapter enabling the signals to transition between the coaxial cable connecting the probe to the network analyzer and the coplanar waveguides of the probe pads. As a result of the transitions from one form of transmission line to another, the probe will perturb high frequency signals transmitted to ..and from the network analyzer. Relatively accurate measurements can be made with a network analyzer and probe system if the system is calibrated to remove the signal perturbations caused by the interconnection of the network analyzer and the test structure and, in some cases, perturbations caused by components of the test structure. Probing systems are typically calibrated by interconnecting the network analyzer and a calibration structure and stimulating the calibration structure with a test signal. Calibration structures typically comprise one or more conductive contact areas or probe pad regions arranged to spatially conform to the probe tips of the probe(s) to be calibrated. The probe pad regions are interconnected, in various combinations, by a conductive or non-conductive calibration element. Deviations from the ideal response to the stimulating signal are stored in the network analyzer. In a process known as "de-embedding," the data is used to mathematically compensate for the effect of the probe, or, in some cases, elements of the test structure, when probing a test structure on a wafer.
[0007] Most test instrumentation utilizes ground referenced or single ended signals for stimulating the test structure and measuring the response to the stimulation. At higher frequencies noise and interference induced by adjacent circuitry and uncertainty concerning the ground potential often make the integrity of single ended signals inadequate. For example, integrated circuits typically have a ground plane at the lower surface of the substrate on which the active and passive devices of the circuit are fabricated. The terminals of transistors fabricated on a semi-conductive substrate are typically capacitively interconnected, through the substrate, to the ground plane. The impedance of this parasitic interconnection is frequency
dependent and at higher frequencies the ground potential and the true nature of single ended signals becomes uncertain.
[0008] Differential signals, on the other hand, are transmitted on two conductors which carry inverted copies of the signal waveform and the value of the signal is the difference between the waveforms on the respective conductors. Noise typically effects both conductors equally and this common mode noise or signal is cancelled when the value of the signal is determined from the difference between the waveforms. In addition, the two waveforms are mutual references enabling greater certainty in determining the transition from one value to the other in binary devices and enabling a faster transition between binary values with a reduced voltage swing for the signal. Differential signaling enables a reduction in signal power, an increase in data rate and greater immunity from noise from sources such as power supplies, adjacent circuitry and external sources.
[0009] Test structures comprising differential gain cells require five connections to the test instrumentation. The two components of the differential input signal or a common mode signal is transmitted by the network analyzer to two of the probe pads of the test structure and the two components of the differential output signal are transmitted from two other probe pads of the test structure to the network analyzer. At least one additional probe pad of the test structure enables biasing of the transistors of the differential gain cell. Test structures for differential signal probing are, typically, interconnected to the network analyzer with two probes and, correspondingly, calibration structures for differential signal probes provide for simultaneous contact by the tips of two probes. However, a test structure and probe comprising a linear array of probe pads and probe tips permits a differential test structure to be fabricated in a saw street between dies increasing the surface area of the substrate available for the fabrication of marketable ICs.
[0010] What is desired are calibration structures for calibrating a differential signal probe having a linear array of contact tips.
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[0011] FIG. 1 is schematic diagram of a balanced differential gain cell.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a differential signal test structure and a probing system. [0013] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a probing system and calibration element for calibrating a probing system utilizing differential signals.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a grounded, "short" calibration structure.
[0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a grounded, "short" calibration structure fabricated on a portion of a calibration substrate. [0016] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an ungrounded, "short" calibration structure.
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[0017] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a ungrounded, "short" calibration structure.
[0018] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an "open" calibration structure.
[0019] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a grounded, "load" calibration structure.
[0020] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an ungrounded, "load" calibration structure.
[0021] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a "thru" calibration structure.
[0022] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a "crossed thru" calibration structure.
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[0023] Referring in detail to the drawings where similar parts are identified by like reference numerals, and, more particularly to FIG. 1 , a differential gain cell 20 is a balanced device comprising two nominally identical circuit halves 2OA, 2OB. When biased, with a DC current source 22, and stimulated with a differential mode signal comprising even and odd mode components of equal amplitude and opposite phase (S*1 and Sf1) 24, 26, a virtual ground is established at the symmetrical axis 28 of the two circuit halves. At the virtual ground, the potential at the operating frequency does not change with time regardless of the amplitude of the stimulating signal. The quality of the virtual ground of a balanced device is independent of the physical ground path and, therefore, balanced or differential circuits can tolerate poor radio frequency (RF) grounding better than circuits operated with single ended signals. In addition, noise from external sources, such as adjacent conductors, tends to couple, electrically and electromagnetically, in the common mode and cancel in the differential mode. As a result, balanced or differential circuits have good immunity to noise including noise at even-harmonic frequencies since signals that are of opposite phase at the fundamental frequency are in phase at the even harmonics. Two probes are typically required to conduct the DC bias 22, the phase or even mode (S1 +1) 24, and the anti-phase or odd mode (Sf1) 26 portions of a differential input signals to the differential device and to conduct the even mode (So*1) 30 and odd mode (So' 1) 32 components of a differential output signal from the device.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 2, the differential test structure 50 comprises a device-under test (DUT) 52 and a linear array 55 of bond or probe pads. The DUT 52 includes a differential gain cell 54 that is responsive to a differential mode, input signal comprising an even mode component (S*1) and an odd mode component (Sf1) that has substantially the same amplitude as the even mode component but which is opposite in phase of the even mode component. The differential gain cell 54 comprises two substantially identical field effect (JFET) transistors 56A and 56B. However, the DUT typically comprises components corresponding to the components utilized in the marketable integrated circuits fabricated on a particular wafer and other types of transistors, such as bipolar junction (BJT) transistors or MOSFET transistors can be used in the construction of a differential gain cell.
[0025] The source terminals of the transistors 56A, 56B are interconnected as a bias terminal 80 of the device. The bias terminal is interconnected to a centrally located bias probe pad 60. The bias probe pad can be interconnected, typically through a contact tip 70 of a probe 90, to a source of direct current, for example a current mirror or a potential relative to ground, which provides the DC bias for the transistors of the differential gain cell. The gates of the transistors comprise a first pair of signal terminals 86, 88 of the DUT and are connected to respective signal probe pads 66, 68 which are, in turn, respectively connectible, typically through contact tips 76, 78 of the probe, to a test instrument 100. The drains of the transistors of the differential gain cell, comprise a second pair of signal terminals 82, 84 of the DUT, which are interconnected to respective signal probe pads 62, 64 which are connectible through contact tips 72, 74 of the probe to the test instrument.
[0026] Typically, a network analyzer comprises the test instrument 110. A network analyzer includes a source 102 of a differential mode signal comprising an even mode component, S*1, and an odd mode component, Sf1. The network analyzer also comprises a sink 104 for the differential signals output by the DUT, S0 +1 and S0 "1. A reversing switch 112 enables reversing the connections between the test instrument's source and sink for the differential test signals and the respective pairs of signal probe pads. With the reversing switch in the illustrated position, the components of the differential input signals (S*1 and Sf1) are applied to probe pads 66 and 68 and sunk at the terminals 86 and 88 of the DUT and the output signals (So+1 and So'1) are sourced from the terminals 62 and 64 through the probe pads 72 and 74. By actuating the reversing switch, the input signals (S*1 and Sf1) can be applied to probe pads 62 and 64 sinking the input signals at terminals 82 and 84. As a result, the output signal components (So+1 and So"1) are sourced from terminals 86 and 88 and transmitted from probe pads 66 and 68 to the sink of the test instrument. The operation of the test structure 40 is typically tested by launching a differential input signal to one pair of signal terminals of the differential gain cell and capturing the differential and common mode output signals transmitted, in response to the input signal, from the other pair of signal terminals.
[0027] The source 102 of the test instrument can output a radio frequency (RF) signal with a DC offset, including a ground potential. The DUT is commonly biased with the DC portion of the input signal (Sj). Bias tees 114 comprising a capacitor 130 in series the an RF port 132 and an inductor 134 in series with a DC port 136 are connected to each of the conductors connecting the signal probe tips and the test instrument. The capacitor blocks the transmission of DC from the RF port of the bias tee'enabling transmission of the modulated portion of the input signal to the respective pairs of signal probe pads. The inductor blocks the modulated portion of the input signal from the DC port of the bias tee but permits the DC portion of the signal output by the source 102 to be conducted to the bias probe tip 70 and the bias terminal 80 to bias the transistors of the DUT.
[0028] The probe pads 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 of the test structure 50 are arranged in a substantially linear array 55, with the centroids of the respective probe pads arranged in a substantially, straight line. The linear array of probe pads enables fabrication of the probe pads of a differential test structure in a saw street between dies on a wafer. The test structure serves no function after the dies are singulated and fabrication of test structure in the saw street provides additional area on the surface of a wafer for fabricating dies comprising the marketable integrated circuits. In a second embodiment of the differential test structure, the linear array 55 of probe pads is extended by fabricating an additional probe pad 120 and 122 adjacent to the first 66 and fifth 68 probe pads, distal of the respective ends of the linear array five probe pads. The additional probe pads 120, 122 are interconnected to the DC bias through the bias terminal 80 and sixth 124 and seventh 126 probe tips which are connected to the central bias probe tip 70. The additional bias probe pads provide additional shielding for the signals transmitted to and from the test structure.
[0029] In another embodiment, the linear array of probe pads comprises six probe pads.
The DUT is biased through probe pads 120 and 122 at the respective ends of a linear array comprising two pairs of signal probe pads 62 and 64 and 66 and 68.
[0030] Referring to FIG. 3, probing systems are typically calibrated by launching signals from the test instrument at a plurality of calibration structures that are successively engaged with the probe tips of the probe that will be used in the on-wafer inspection of test structures. Any deviation from the ideal response when a calibration structure is stimulated by a test signal is recorded. These deviations are utilized to mathematically account for signal perturbations introduced by the probing system when a test structure on a wafer is stimulated with the test signal. To calibrate the probing system 40, the probe tips of the probe 90 are engaged with contact regions 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 of one or more calibration structures 300. The calibration structures comprise contact regions arranged to be co-locatable with the probe tips of the probe to be calibrated and a calibration element 302 comprising a conductive, non- conductive or semi-conductive interconnection between two or more of the contact regions. The contact regions of the calibration structure 300 comprise a linear array of regions 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 having respective centroids arranged in a substantially straight line. Referring also to FIG. 5, the contact regions are arranged to enable co-location and engagement by a plurality of probe tips 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186 having respective contact surfaces with centroids arranged in a substantially straight line. Two pairs of contact regions 312, 316 and 314, 318 are arranged for co-location with the signal probe tips of the probe and at least one contact region, for example the central region 310 is arranged for contact with the central bias probe tip of the probe. The contact regions may have other arrangements, for example, a linear array of seven contact regions with a central region, separating the two pairs of signal contact regions, arranged for contact with the bias probe tip and two additional contact
regions 320, 322 respectively distal of the respective pairs of signal contact regions arranged for contact by additional bias probe tips 124, 126 of the probe. As an additional example, the calibration structure may comprise six contact regions with two pairs of signal contact regions immediately adjacent to each other at the center of the linear array and a pair to contact regions distal of the signal contact regions at the ends of the array for contact with respective bias probe tips. The calibration structures comprise a linear array of contact regions with one more bias contact regions arranged symmetrical with two or more pairs of signal contact regions. Signals are launched from the test instrument 110 to particular contact regions of the calibration structure and output signals sourced from contact regions of the calibration structure are sunk in the test instrument sink 104. Deviations from the expected output signals are recorded and used in correcting the raw results obtained during test structure testing.
[0031] Several different algorithms are used in calibrating probing systems. The names of the various algorithms generally reflect the construction of the plurality of calibration elements that are used during the calibration process. For example, the Short-Open-Load- Through (SOLT) algorithm utilizes a succession of calibration structures including a shorted interconnection, an open circuit, a loaded interconnection and a through interconnection between some or all of the contact tips of the probe. Similarly, a Line-Reflect-Match (LRM) algorithm utilizes calibration structures comprising a transmission line, a reflect and a match calibration element.
[0032] Referring to FlG. 4, a grounded, "short" calibration structure 150 schematically comprises a linear array 152 (indicated by a bracket) of conductive regions or probe pads 154, 156, 158, 160, 162 that are spatially arranged to be co-locatable, respectively, with each of the contact areas of a linear array of probe tips of a probe that will be calibrated. The shorted calibration element comprises a plurality of short circuits interconnecting each of the conductive regions to the other conductive regions. The short calibration structure can be grounded by connecting the probe tip that engages the center conductive region 160 to ground during calibration. Referring to FIG. 5, calibration structures are typically fabricated by depositing conductive material on a substrate 170. The grounded "short" calibration structure 150 can be fabricated by depositing conductive material over a region 172 of sufficient dimensions to enable simultaneous contact by all of the contact tips 174, 176, 178, 180, 182 of a linear array of contact tips comprising a probe 188 that is to be calibrated. An extended conductive contact region 190 deposited on the substrate provides a grounded, short calibration structure for a probe 188 having a linear array of six probe tips or a probe having additional "bias" probe tips 184, 186 that are respectively distal of the tips 174, 182 at the ends of the linear array of five probe tips. Schematically, the extended contact region appends conductive regions 184, 196 at the ends of the linear array 152 providing an extended linear array 192 for engagement by a probe having a linear arrangement of seven contact tips.
[0033] Referring to FIG. 6, an ungrounded, "short" calibration structure 200 schematically comprises the linear array of five contact regions 152. The first 154 and the fifth 162 contact regions of the linear array, spatially corresponding to a pair of signal probe tips that conduct either the input signal or the output signal of the test structure, are interconnected by a calibration element comprising a short circuit. Likewise, a calibration element comprising a short circuit interconnects the second 156 and fourth 158 contact regions, engageable by a second pair of signal probe tips. The central conductive region 160 which engageable with the probe tip that biases the test structure and which may be connected to ground during calibration is not conductively interconnected to the regions engageable by the signal probe tips. Referring to FIG. 7, the ungrounded, short calibration structure 200 comprises a first conductive region 202 deposited on the substrate having interconnected portions spatially arranged to be co-locatable with the first 174 and fifth 182 contact tips of the linear of array of tips of the probe 188 and a second conductive region 204 having interconnected portions spatially arranged to be co-locatable with the second 176 and fourth 178 tips. The area of the substrate spatially co-locatable with center contact tip 180 is not conductively interconnected with the other conductive areas of the calibration structure.
[0034] An ungrounded, short calibration structure 208, for calibrating probes comprising a linear array of seven contact tips, a third conductive-region 206 is deposited on the substrate. The third conductive region has interconnected portions spatially arranged for engagement by the center contact tip 180 and the contact tips 184, 186 distal of the ends of the five tip linear array of tips 174, 176, 180, 178, 182.
[0035] Referring to FIG. 8, an "open" calibration structure 220 comprises a linear array 152 of five contact regions or, in the case of a seven tip probe, seven contact regions 192 which are each insulated from the other. While an open calibration structure can be fabricated on' a substrate by providing a plurality of conductively disconnected contact regions, arranged to be spatially co-locatable with the contact tips of the probe to be calibrated, an "open" calibration is typically performed by raising the probe above the calibration substrate so that the contact tips are not connected conductively.
[0036] Referring to FIG. 9, a grounded, "load" calibration structure 250 comprising a linear array 152 of five contact regions arranged to spatially co-locate with the contact tips of a five tip, differential signal probe includes resistors 254 that respectively connect the central contact region 160, arranged for engagement by the biasing contact tip of the probe, to the first 154, second 156, fourth 158 and fifth 162 contact regions which are arranged for engagement with the signal probe tips through which the differential signals are transmitting to and from the test structure. The resistance in the interconnections to the central contact region is greater than the resistance, typically less than one ohm (Ω), provided by the interconnections of a short calibration structure. Typically, the resistors 254 have a value approximating 50 Ω
providing termination for the coaxial cables that typically connect the network analyzer and the probe. A grounded, load calibration structure for a probe having a linear array of seven contact tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
[0037] Referring to FIG. 10, an ungrounded, "load" calibration structure 270 for a differential signal probe having a linear array of five contact tips comprises a linear array of contact regions 152 in which the first 154 and fifth 162 contact regions are interconnected by a resistor 274 and the second 156 and fourth 158 contact regions are interconnected by a resistor 276. Preferably, the resistors 274 and 276 having each values of approximately 100 Ω. An ungrounded, load calibration structure for a differential signal probe having a linear array of seven contact tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
[0038] Referring to FIG. 11 , in a "thru" calibration structure 270 each of the contact regions engageable by a probe tip transmitting one of the components of the digital signal to the calibration structure is interconnected by a short circuit to one of the contact regions arranged for engagement by one of the probe tips receiving a component of the output signal. For example, the first 154 contact region is short circuited to the second 156 contact region and the fourth 158 and fifth 162 contact regions are interconnected by a short circuit. Typically, one phase component of the differential signal, for example, S*1, is transmitted to the test structure through one probe tip, for example probe tip 174 corresponding to contact region 154, and the output signal component of the same phase, for example, S0 +1, is transmitted from the test structure to the network analyzer through the adjacent probe tip 176 corresponding to contact region 156. However, the probe tips communicating the input and output signals may be reversed. A thru calibration structure 272 for a probe having a linear array of seven probes tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
[0039] Referring to FIG. 12, a "crossed thru" calibration structure 280 provides a short circuit interconnection between the first 154 contact region and the fourth 158 contact region and a short circuit interconnection between the second 156 contact region and the fifth 162 contact region of the linear array 152 of contact regions. The crossed thru calibration structure enables input signals of one phase component; for example, the even phase; to be communicated to the port for the output signal component of the opposite phase, for example, the odd phase. A crossed thru calibration structure 282 for a probe having a linear array of seven probes tips includes the additional contact regions 194, 196 distal of the ends of the linear array 152 which are interconnected to the center contact region 160.
[0040] Additional calibration structures may be constructed with linear arrays of contact regions and a calibration element comprising, for examples, transmission lines; transmission
lines with a twist; attenuator pads; inductors; capacitors; tunable elements; filters including low pass, high pass, all-pass, band-stop and band pass filters; interconnecting two or more contact regions.
[0041] A differential signal probe comprising a linear array of probe tips can be calibrated with a set of calibration standards appropriate for the particular calibration algorithm.
[0042] The detailed description, above, sets forth numerous specific details to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and circuitry have not been described in detail to avoid obscuring the present invention.
[0043] All the references cited herein are incorporated by reference.
[0044] The terms and expressions that have been employed in the foregoing specification are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, it being recognized that the scope of the invention is defined and limited only by the claims that follow.
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I (we) claim:
1. A probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated, each contact region being electrically insulated from each other contact region.
2. A probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of seven contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said seven contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of seven probe tips of a probe to be calibrated, each contact region being electrically insulated from each other contact region.
3. A probe calibration structure comprising
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated, each contact region being electrically interconnected to each other contact region.
4. The probe calibration structure of claim 3 wherein each said conductive interconnection comprises a short circuit.
5. The probe calibration structure of claim 3 wherein each said conductive interconnection comprises a conductor having a resistance greater than one ohm.
6. The probe calibration structure of claim 5 wherein said resistance greater than one ohm comprises a resistance greater than 45 ohms and less than 55 ohms.
7. The probe calibration structure of claim 3 further comprising:
(a) a sixth contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent one end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said five contact regions; and
(b) a seventh contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent a second end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said five contact regions, said seven contact regions comprising a substantially linear array of contact regions spatially corresponding to a linear array of probe tips of a probe to be calibrated.
8. A probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated:
(i) a first probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a fifth probe pad of said array; (ii) a second probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a fourth probe pad of said array; and (iii) a third probe pad of said array electrically insulated from said first, said second, said fourth and said fifth probe pads.
9. The probe calibration structure of claim 8 wherein each of said conductive interconnections comprises a short circuit.
10. The probe calibration structure of claim 8 wherein each of said conductive interconnections comprises a conductor having a resistance greater than one ohm.
11. The probe calibration structure of claim 10 wherein said resistance greater than one ohm comprises a resistance greater than 90 ohms and less than 110 ohms.
12. The probe calibration structure of claim 8 further comprising:
(a) a sixth contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent one end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third contact region; and
(b) a seventh contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent a second end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third
contact region, said seven contact regions comprising a substantially linear array of contact regions spatially corresponding to a linear array of probe tips of a probe to be calibrated.
14. A probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated:
(i) a first probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a fourth probe pad of said array; (ii) a second probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a fifth probe pad of said array; and (iii) a third probe pad of said array electrically insulated from said first, said second, said fourth and said fifth probe pads.
15. The probe calibration structure of claim 14 wherein each of said conductive interconnections of said probe pads comprises a short circuit.
16. The probe calibration structure of claim 14 further comprising:
(a) a sixth contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent one end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third contact region; and
(b) a seventh contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent a second end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third contact region, said seven contact regions comprising a substantially linear array of contact regions spatially corresponding to a linear array of probe tips of a probe to be calibrated.
17. A probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to a linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated:
(i) a first probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a second probe pad of said array;
(ii) a fourth probe pad of said array conductively interconnected to a fifth probe pad of said array; and (iii) a third probe pad of said array electrically insulated from said first, said second, said fourth and said fifth probe pads.
18. The probe calibration structure of claim 17 wherein each of said conductive interconnections of said probe pads comprises a short circuit.
19. The probe calibration structure of claim 16 further comprising:
(a) a sixth contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent one end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third contact region; and
(b) a seventh contact region on said surface of said substrate adjacent a second end of said linear array of five contact regions and interconnected with said third contact region, said seven contact regions comprising a substantially linear array of contact regions spatially corresponding to a linear array of probe tips of a probe to be calibrated.
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