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Source-Measure Concepts
Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
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Sweep waveforms
Staircase sweeps
There are two basic staircase sweeps: linear staircase and logarithmic staircase
as shown in
. The linear staircase sweep goes from the start level to the
stop level in equal linear steps. The logarithmic staircase sweep is similar except
it functions on a log scale with a specified number of steps per decade. See
for more details on sweep operation.
Figure 8-1
Two
Bias
Start
Stop
A: Linear Staircase Sweep
Bias
Start
100
B: Logarithmic Staircase Sweep
10
1
0.1
Stop
Logarithmic scale
shown for staircase
basic sweep waveforms
Typical applications for staircase sweeps include: I-V curves for two- and three-
terminal semiconductor devices, characterization of leakage versus voltage, and
semiconductor breakdown.
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