A non-contact apparatus and method for measuring of the leakage current
and capacitance of p-n junctions in test structures within scribe lanes
of IC product wafers is disclosed. The apparatus has a light source
optically coupled with a fiber to a transparent electrode at the end of
the fiber, which is brought close to the p-n junction under test. The ac
signal generated from the test p-n junction is captured by this
transparent and conducting coating electrode. The leakage current of a
test p-n junction is determined using the frequency dependence of
junction photo-voltage signal and reference signals from a p-n junction
with low leakage current and known capacitance.