Identify New Failure Effects with DGS Tests
Dynamic gate stress tests help engineers qualify SiC and GaN devices.
- Identify and simulate failure effects that are not visible with traditional testing methods
- Align test procedures more closely with real applications and provide precise statements to your customers
- Utilize fast voltage shifts to stimulate fault mechanisms at the gate
- In-situ measurements determine relevant parameters to show the long-term effects of dynamic gate stress on the gate oxide
- Fully automated tests cover the extended requirements from the industry and provide detailed reporting for further data analysis
NI SET DGS Power Semiconductor Test System
The DGS test system converts the extended requirements from industry into automated dynamic tests, emphasizing flexibility to quickly adapt to changing requirements.
In addition to the stimuli, the DGS test system also offers numerous in-situ measurements to determine relevant parameters in a defined time period.
In-situ measurements show efficiently the long-term effects of dynamic gate stress on the gate oxide and enable you to provide precise statements to your customer.
Solution Advantages
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Supports up to 240 DUTs with hot/cold plate temperatures ranging from 20 °C to 200 °C.
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Offers high-voltage drain stimuli up to 1.5 kV and maximum drain voltage up to 1500 V, both software configurable.
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Features high dV/dt stimuli of the gate up to 1 V/ns, with software-configurable voltages up to ±30 V max.
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Provides configurable output frequencies from 0 Hz to 500 kHz, with duty cycle settings ranging from 25 percent to 75 percent in five percent steps.
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Enables testing with application-specific gate drivers for targeted assessments.
Power Semiconductor Rollercoaster: Will it Drift? (DGS)
Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Testing Challenges
Frank Heidemann, VP & Technology Leader, explains how to stress the gate with voltage changes to create trapping effects, causing Vth and RDS(on) drifts in wide-bandgap semiconductors, which is crucial to reveal efficiency losses in these components.
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