Definition
A Kelvin contact is a four-terminal electrical contact arrangement that separates current-force and voltage-sense paths to minimize lead and contact resistance error.
Application
Used in semiconductor test structures and metrology for accurate low-resistance measurements such as contact, sheet, interconnect, and package resistance.
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four-terminal contact; Kelvin connection
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Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from keysight.comhttps://www.keysight.com/us/en/product/16005C/kelvin-ic-clip-leads.html
- Evidence from keysight.comhttps://www.keysight.com/us/en/assets/7018-06840/application-notes/5950-3000.pdf