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Cascade Microtech Expands Capabilities of On-Wafer Power Device Characterization
Collaborative Engineering Efforts Provide Full Compatibility of Agilent B1505A on Tesla System
| Source: Cascade Microtech
BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - June 15, 2009) - Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ : CSCD ) today
announced a set of new probes and accessories for its Tesla on-wafer power
device characterization system, making it fully compatible with the
recently released Agilent B1505A power device analyzer. The combined
solution offers an extended triaxial measurement range to accommodate low
noise probing of power devices up to 2000 volts.
Emerging energy standards are driving demand for efficient power
utilization, creating the need for accurate power device characterization
in automotive, mobile devices, transportation, and power station
manufacturing. There is a need to measure at increasing voltage and current
levels when characterizing devices fabricated using new wide band gap
materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). The
award-winning Tesla system meets these demands by offering the industry's
highest voltage and current range for on-wafer measurements up to 2000V
triax / 3000V coax, and 60A pulsed / 20A continuous. Combined with
Agilent's B1505A power device analyzer, the new Tesla probes have been
designed to take full advantage of the performance of the B1505A, meeting
the requirements of more advanced device characterization applications.
"Power devices are prolific in today's semiconductor industry. Our
customers are constantly striving to improve the efficiency of these
critical IC components," says Geoff Wild, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade
Microtech, Inc. "The Tesla system facilitates on-wafer C-V, IV and
breakdown measurements, which in turn enables faster development cycles at
an overall lower cost-of-test versus packaged test. Unlike other solutions,
the Cascade Microtech Tesla system allows users to realize the full
potential of their B1505A, with the maximum range of voltage, current and
application compatibility."
About Tesla
The broad use of power semiconductors has created a pressing need to
characterize power devices quickly and efficiently. Cascade Microtech's
award-winning Tesla on-wafer power device characterization system meets the
challenge, reducing time-to-market for new power devices. Tesla is the
industry's first power device measurement system that provides a complete
on-wafer solution for over-temperature, low-contact resistance measurements
of power semiconductors up to 60A and 3000V.
About Cascade Microtech
Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ : CSCD ) is a worldwide leader in the precise
electrical 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, integrated circuits (ICs), IC packages,
circuit boards and modules, MEMS, biological structures, electro-optic
devices and more. Cascade Microtech's leading-edge semiconductor production
test consumables include unique probe cards and test sockets that reduce
manufacturing costs of high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips.
Information about Cascade Microtech can be found on the Web at
www.cascademicrotech.com.
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