User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Installation
- 4 Using EasyEXPERT
- 5 Classic Test Definition
- I/V Sweep
- Multi Channel I/V Sweep
- I/V List Sweep
- I/V-t Sampling
- C-V Sweep
- Direct Control
- Function Setup
- Auto Analysis Setup
- Display Setup
- SMU Range Setup Window
- ADC and Integration Time Setup Window
- Advanced Setup Window
- CMU Range Setup Window
- Advanced Setup Window for C-V Sweep
- Switching Matrix Control
- SPGU Control
- SPGU Pulse Setup Window
- Load Z Setup Window
- Pulse Switch Setup Window
- SPGU ALWG Setup Window
- Define ALWG Waveform Window
- 6 Application Test Definition
- 7 Function Details
- I/V Sweep Measurement
- Multi Channel I/V Sweep Measurement
- I/V-t Sampling Measurement
- C-V Sweep Measurement
- SPGU Module
- Sweep Abort Function
- Standby Function
- Bias Hold Function
- Current Offset Cancel
- SMU CMU Unify Unit
- Atto Sense and Switch Unit
- SMU/PG Selector
- SMU Ranging Mode
- SMU Compliance
- SMU Pulse
- SMU Measurement Time
- SMU Filter
- SMU Series Resistor
- Interlock Function
- Auto Power Off Function
- Initial Settings
- 8 Built-in Programming Tool
- 9 If You Have a Problem
- When You Operate B1500A
- When You Perform Measurement
- Measurement Takes More Time than Specified
- Noise Affects the Measured Values
- Voltage Measurement Error is Large
- SMU Oscillates for High-Frequency Device Measurements
- SMU Oscillates for Negative Resistance Measurements
- Large Current Causes High Temperature (Thermal Drift)
- Measurement Damages the Device under Test
- Leaving Connections Damages Devices after Measurement
- Unexpected Sampling Measurement Data is Returned
- MFCMU Causes Unbalance Condition
- Before Shipping to Service Center
- Data Backup and Recovery
- B1500A System Recovery
- Updating EasyEXPERT
- Error Codes
- 10 Application Library and Utilities

2- 56 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Introduction
Specifications
HV-SPGU
HV-SPGU: High Voltage Semiconductor Pulse Generator Unit
• Number of output channels: 2 channels per module
• Modes: pulse, constant, and free run
• Standard pulse mode
• Two level pulse
• Three level pulse per one channel
• Pulse period: 30 ns to 10 s
• Delay range: 0 s to 9.99 s
• Delay resolution: minimum 2.5 ns
• Output count: 1 to 1,000,000
• Voltage monitor minimum sampling period: 5 μs
• Trigger output
Level: TTL
Timing: Synchronized with pulse period
Trigger width: Pulse period × 1
/2 (pulse
period ≤ 10 μs), maximum 5 μs (pulse
period > 10 μs)
• Pulse range and pulse parameter: See Table 2-29.
• Pulse/DC output voltage and accuracy: See Table 2-30.
Figure 2-9 SPGU pulse setup parameters
Tperiod
Twidth
Tdelay
Vamp
Vpeak
Vbase
Tr Tf
90%
90%
10%
10%