Meanwhile, the newly launched B1511B medium-power SMU offers a low-current measurement capability of 1 fA at a more affordable price and with an optional switching and auto-sensing unit (ASU). The latest version of the EasyEXPERT 5.5 software enables remote testing without complex programming, thanks to its inclusion of over 300 ready-to-use application tests in addition to manual operations.
Agilent has consistently delivered outstanding performance in parametric testing since the early 1980s, when the company introduced its first digital parametric analyzer. Continuing this tradition, the new B1500A supports all aspects of current and voltage characterization (0.1 fA – 1 A/0.5 µV – 200 V), capacitance (1 kHz – 5 MHz), and ultrafast, ns-level pulsed and transient current and voltage measurements.
The improvements to the B1500A semiconductor device analyzer include:
Faster pulse measurements with the B1514A 50 µs pulse half-current SMU. The enhanced analyzer enables pulse measurements with a pulse width of up to 50 µs—more than 10 times narrower than equivalent conventional SMUs. Furthermore, this instrument offers greater range and versatility, up to 30 V/1 A, with programmable current and voltage. Pulse current and voltage measurements are often required to characterize today's advanced materials and devices. The oscilloscope view provided by EasyEXPERT allows the B1514A to monitor the actual voltage and current waveforms. With this feature, users can confidently verify their pulse measurement settings and quickly and easily optimize their parameters.
Very low current measurements, down to 0.1 fA, at a very affordable price, thanks to the new B1511B medium-power SMU with an automatic switching and sensing unit (ASU). It meets the requirements for performing precise low-current characterizations, such as leakage current, to accelerate research and development of next-generation devices.
Easy device characterization with EasyEXPERT 5.5. The updated software includes remote control for running built-in application tests, a graphical interface for controlling the switching matrix, and an expanded application library. It also provides oscilloscope views of the 50 µs pulse-width modulated half-current SMU. EasyEXPERT is a graphical interface-based software that runs on Windows 7. It offers efficient and repeatable device characterization, ranging from interactive manual measurements to semi-automated wafer testing.
The Agilent B1500A parametric semiconductor analyzer, with the new B1514A and B1511B SMU modules and EasyEXPERT software enhancements, enables comprehensive device characterization with versatility, unquestionable measurement reliability, and efficient, repeatable measurements. It supports all the most advanced measurements for parametric testing, allowing for the electrical characterization and evaluation of devices, materials, semiconductors, active/passive components, and virtually any other type of electronic device.
