Haynes and Boone, LLP
Electrical testing apparatus for spintronics devices
A stimulus/response controller within a magnetic electrical test apparatus is configured for generating and transmitting stimulus waveforms to a high-speed DAC for application to a MTJ DUT. The response signal from the MTJ DUT is applied to an ADC that digitizes and transfers the response signal to the stimulus/response controller. The stimulus/response controller has a configurable function circuit that is selectively configured for performing evaluation and analysis of the digitized stimulus and response signals. The configurable functions are structured for performing any evaluation and analysis function for determining the characteristics of the MTJ DUT(s). Examples of the evaluation and analysis operations include averaging the stimulus and/or response signals, determining the differential resistance, the degradation times, failure counts, or the bit error rate of the MTJ DUT(s). The evaluations and analysis of the MTJ DUT are then available for transfer to a tester controller within the magnetic electrical test apparatus.
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
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Yuan-Jen Po-Kang Guenole Jian Huanlong
Lee Wang Jan Zhu Liu