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- 45
Introduction
Specifications
Period ≥ Width+2 ms (when Width ≤ 100 ms)
Period ≥ Width+10 ms (when Width > 100 ms)
• Resolution: 100 μs
• Pulse setting accuracy (fixed measurement range), supplemental information
• Width: 0.5 % + 50 μs
• Period: 0.5 % + 100 μs
SMU Supplemental Information
• Maximum allowable cable resistance (Kelvin connection)
Sense: 10 Ω
Force: 10 Ω ( ≤ 100 mA), 1.5 Ω ( > 100 mA)
• Voltage s
ource output resistance (Force line, Non-Kelvin connection)
0.2 Ω (HPSMU)
0.3 Ω (MPS
MU, HRSMU)
• Voltage measu
rement input resistance: ≥ 10
13
Ω
• Current source output resistance: ≥ 10
13
Ω (at 1 nA range)
• Current compliance setting accuracy (for opposite polarity)
For 1 pA to 10 nA ranges: Setting accuracy ± 12 % of range
For 100 nA to 1 A ranges: Setting accuracy ± 2.5 % of range
• Maximum capacitive load
For 1 pA to 10 nA ranges: 1000 pF
For 100 nA to 10 mA ranges: 10 nF
For 100 mA and 1 A ranges: 100 μF
• Maximum guard capacitance
900 pF (HPSMU, MPSMU, HRSMU)
660 pF (HRSMU with ASU)
• Maximum shield capacitance
5000 pF (HPSMU, MPSMU, HRSMU)
3500 pF (HRSMU with ASU)