Patent ID: 8106664
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for a user to conduct an accelerated soft error test (ASER) on a semiconductor sample using radiation from a radiation source, the apparatus comprising: a first component for holding the radiation source, the first component adapted to holding a radiation source of a plurality of sizes and shapes; a second component for holding the semiconductor sample, the second component adapted to holding a semiconductor material of a plurality of sizes and shapes; and a connecting assembly coupled to the first component and coupled to the second component, the connecting subassembly adapted to place the first component and the second component relative to each other at a plurality of positions, the plurality of positions including a plurality of testing positions, a first loading position, and a second loading position, each of the plurality of testing positions being characterized by a Geometric Factor (GF) adapted to subject the semiconductor sample to a radiation stress, the Geometric Factor describing a stress efficiency of the radiation stress applied to the semiconductor sample, the first loading position configured to place the radiation source at a position and an orientation convenient for the user to load and unload the radiation source, and the second loading position configured to place the semiconductor sample at a position and an orientation convenient for the user to load and unload the semiconductor sample.