Specifications

Agilent 4155B/4156B Quick Start Guide, Edition 2 5
In This Guide Book
This guide book is a quick start guide for Agilent 4155B and Agilent 4156B. It
introduces basic measurement and analysis without a lot of explanation and details.
This guide consists of the following three chapters:
• Overview: briefly introduces the 4155B/4156B, also provides solutions to
problems you may encounter while using this guide
• Making a measurement: preparing for measurements and measuring a sample
device (MOS FET).
• Analyzing a result: analyzing the results graphically and searching for the
threshold voltage (Vth) of the MOS FET.
You will find brief instructions for starting measurements with an 4155B/4156B.
Before going to the next page, make sure you have prepared the following:
• Agilent 4155B or Agilent 4156B
• Agilent 16442A test fixture
• Test device (n-channel MOS FET, enhancement type) In this guide, the test
device used is a Siliconix SD214DE.
This guide book assumes that you have already installed your 4155B/4156B. If not,
refer to "Installation" in User's Guide General Information.
Text Conventions
The following text conventions are used in this guide:
Front-panel key A key that is physically located on the 4155B/4156B.
Screen Text Text displayed on the 4155B/4156B.
Italic Refers to a related document, or is used for emphasis.