{"id":269,"date":"2021-09-22T16:19:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2022-01-23T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T09:50:05","slug":"i-v-curve-trace-measurement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/i-v-curve-trace-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"I-V (Curve Trace) Measurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ee5d8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1e6ee5d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a7447b\" data-id=\"35a7447b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c934be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c934be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I-V (CURVE TRACE) MEASUREMENT<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e40a8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"52e40a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">IC Failure Analysis Lab<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf2b28b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf2b28b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b459a1d\" data-id=\"b459a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde58b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cde58b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-540dd9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"540dd9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9262b82\" data-id=\"9262b82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd1b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcd1b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I-V (Curve Trace) Measurement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a5b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a5b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An I-V curve tracer measures an I-V relationship of an electrical device during transient conditions. In operation, the curve tracer couples across the device a fixed-value inductive or capacities load. While the current and voltage flowing through the device approach steady-state levels, the voltage and current are sampled and stored in a memory upon predetermined incremental changes in one parameter of the device such as voltage.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e23f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2e23f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/I-V-MEASUREMENT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-271\" alt=\"fa report sample\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/I-V-MEASUREMENT.jpg 444w, https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/I-V-MEASUREMENT-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0734561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0734561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A digital representation of one parameter, such as voltage, constitutes a memory address and another parameter, such as current, is stored at that address in the memory. A data processor subsequently retrieves the memory data and addresses to display or plot the I-V relationship of the device. This parametric sampling technique assures that the measurements are coincident in occurrence with the sweeping of the I-V curve and eliminates the need for complex control and timing circuits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c4e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3c4e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e220f4\" data-id=\"0e220f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c33d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c33d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Curve Trace?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c02677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c02677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A curve trace is produced by an electrical test that usually measures the current (I) that results from applying a voltage (V) varied over a range from one voltage value to another value.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><br><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">A curve trace measurement is made using a curve tracer, parameter analyzer, or other electrical test equipment. This type of test is typically performed at a bench setup to complement automatic test equipment (ATE) data or replace it when ATE testing is not feasible.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The display or plot of current versus voltage obtained from this test is referred to as a curve trace or I-V measurement. Curve traces can also be V-V or V-I measurements or even V vs. time or I versus time if necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Curve trace measurements can provide insight into numerous failure mechanisms that can affect the I\/O pins, including EOS, ESD, bond wire problems, and packaging problems. Another advantage of curve tracing is its ease of setting up, low cost, non-destructive nature, and flexibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a97cbbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a97cbbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f63b272\" data-id=\"f63b272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73ceb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d73ceb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-057ea8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"057ea8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f725087\" data-id=\"f725087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060a1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060a1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/om-optical-microscopy\/\">optical microscopy failure analysis <\/a>\u00a0\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/laser-chemical-decapsulation\/\">ic decapsulation service<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/counterfeit-component-authenticity\/\">Counterfeit Component Authenticity<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/cross-sectioning\/\">Cross Section Analysis<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/delayering-parallel-lapping\/\">Parallel Lapping<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/edx-eds\/\">Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/fib-focused-ion-beam-precision-cutting\/\">Focused Ion Beam<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/photo-emission-microscopy\/\">Photoemission microscopy failure analysis<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/scanning-acoustic-microscopy-sam\/\">Scanning Acoustic Microscopy<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/sem-scanning-electron-microscopy-2\/\">electron microscope services<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/sims-secondary-ion-mass-spectrometry\/\">Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/ic-x-ray-services\/\">IC X-Ray services<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f88de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f88de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c258c\" data-id=\"67c258c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8310fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8310fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-V (CURVE TRACE) MEASUREMENT IC Failure Analysis Lab I-V (Curve Trace) Measurement An I-V curve tracer measures an I-V relationship of an electrical device during transient conditions. In operation, the curve tracer couples across the device a fixed-value inductive or capacities load. While the current and voltage flowing through the device approach steady-state levels, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icfailureanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}