Patent ID: 7078927

Claim:
A semiconductor-device characteristic measurement apparatus, comprising: first measuring means for measuring a first electrical characteristic of a device under test, which is a semiconductor device; second measuring means for measuring a second electrical characteristic of the device under test; switching means for switching between the first measuring means and the second measuring means such that one of the measuring means is connected to the device under test; and controlling means for controlling the switching means by supplying a control signal; wherein the switching means comprises at least one switch that switches between a first wiring configuration for electrically connecting the first measuring means to the device under test and a second wiring configuration for electrically connecting the second measuring means to the device under test in accordance with the control signal supplied from the controlling means, the first wiring configuration being suitable for measuring the first electrical characteristic and the second wiring configuration being suitable for measuring the second electrical characteristic; and the switching means is electrically connected to the device under test at a position closer to the device under test than the first measuring means and the second measuring means.