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

Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7 2- 41
Introduction
Specifications
HPSMU
HPSMU: High Power Source/Monitor Unit
• Voltage range, resolution, and accuracy
See Table 2-19 for high resolution ADC and Table 2-21 for high speed ADC.
• Current range, resolution, and accuracy
See Table 2-20 for high resolution ADC and Table 2-22 for high speed ADC.
Specified measurement resolution is limited by fundamental noise limits.
• Power consumption
Voltage source mode:
Current source mode:
Voltage range (V)
Power consumption
a
(W)
a. Ic is the current compliance setting.
2 Ic × 20
20 Ic × 20
40 Ic × 40
100 Ic × 100
200 Ic × 200
Volta
ge compliance
a
(V)
a. Vc is the voltage compliance setting.
Power consumption
b
(W)
b. Io is the output current.
Vc ≤ 20 Io × 20
20 < Vc ≤ 40 Io × 40
40 < Vc ≤ 100 Io × 100
100 < Vc ≤ 200 Io × 20
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