In one embodiment, a method for extracting C-V characteristics of
ultra-thin oxides includes coupling a device under test to a testing
structure, in which the device under test includes a plurality of
transistors. Alternatively, the device under test includes a plurality of
varactors. The method further includes inputting a radio frequency signal
of at least one GHz into the testing structure, de-embedding the
parasitics of the testing structure, inputting a bias into the device
under test, determining the capacitance density per gate width of the
device under test, plotting capacitance density per gate width versus
gate length to obtain a first curve, and determining a slope of the first
curve. These steps are repeated for one or more additional biasing
conditions, and the determined slopes are plotted on a capacitance
density per voltage graph to obtain a C-V curve for the device under
test.