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- 51
Introduction
Specifications
Table 2-25 Parameters E
POSC
, Z
OSC
Vosc is oscillator level in mV.
Table 2-26 Parameters E
PL
, Y
OL
, Z
SL
f is frequency in MHz. If measurement cable is extended, open compensation,
short compensation, and load compensation must be performed.
Table 2-27 Parameters Y
OSC
, Y
O
, E
P
, Z
S
Vosc is oscillator level in mV.
Oscillator level
Vosc mV
E
POSC
% Z
OSC
mΩ
125 < Vosc ≤ 250 0.03×(250/Vosc-1) 5×(250/Vosc-1)
64 < Vosc ≤ 125
0.03×(125/Vosc-1) 5×(125/Vosc-1)
32 < Vosc
≤ 64 0.03×(64/Vosc-1) 5×(64/Vosc-1)
Vo s c ≤ 32 0.
03×(32/Vosc-1) 5×(64/Vosc-1)
Cable length
E
PL
% Y
OL
nS Z
SL
mΩ
1.5 m 0.02+3×f/100 750×f/100 5.0
3 m 0.02
+5×f/100 1500×f/100 5.0
Frequency f Hz
Y
OSC
nS Y
O
nS E
P
% Z
S
mΩ
1k ≤ f ≤ 200k 1×(125/Vosc-0.5) 1.5 0.095 5.0
2
00k < f ≤ 1M 2×(125/Vosc-0.5) 3.0 0.095 5.0
1M <
f ≤ 2M 2×(125/Vosc-0.5) 3.0 0.28 5.0
2M < f 20×(125
/Vosc-0.5) 30.0 0.28 5.
0