Process · Reliability & Quality
Curve trace
Measuring the current versus voltage characteristic of each pin against ground or supply to check for opens, shorts, leaky junctions and damaged protection devices.
It is the first electrical step in almost every failure analysis.
- Also known as
- Curve tracing, IV trace
- Type
- Process
- Domain
- Reliability & Quality, Failure analysis
Notes
The shape of the damaged curve is often enough to distinguish an ESD strike on an input clamp from a supply level electrical overstress event.
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