AIM-Lab: a system for remote characterization of electronic devices and circuits over the Internet

We report on the development of AIM-Lab, a remotely operated laboratory for characterization of electronic devices and circuits over the Internet. Specifically, we apply the AIM-Lab concept in a senior/graduate semiconductor devices and circuits, which comes with a laboratory module that includes up to 9 experiments performed on a CMOS chip and a SiC diode. AIM-Lab has been used in the distance learning programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.