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Using the B2980A Series Ammeter - Technical Overview

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Summary of Contents for B2981A

Page 1: ...ght Technologies Low Current Semiconductor Measurements Using the B2980A Series Ammeter Keysight B2981A B2983A Femto Picoammeter Keysight B2985A B2987A Electrometer High Resistance Meter Technical Ove...

Page 2: ...lexibility 3 The ability to improve data quality through averaging iltering and zero cancelation 4 Integrated capability to analyze measurement data via histograms time domain graphs etc The Keysight...

Page 3: ...rovide stable measurements and a lexible coniguration for low current measurement applications Floating DUT coniguration Figure 1 shows a circuit block diagram using the loating ammeter with a DC volt...

Page 4: ...ovides the following beneits The ability to synchronize the voltage source output with the measurement timing The ability to display the voltage and current relationship in an X Y graph on the instrum...

Page 5: ...at its source or to ilter out the noise from the data Of course if the noise is symmetrically distributed then you can simply use the average of the histogram Figure 4 shows an example of this proced...

Page 6: ...using the B2981A B2983A Femto Picoammeter requires some modiications to the software key sequences and steps shown in this example although the ammeter setup is identical Of course when using the B29...

Page 7: ...then follow the steps shown below to set the output voltage to zero volts Step 3 1 Press the Voltage Source On Off key to enable the voltage source to output 0 V Note If using the B2981A 83A then set...

Page 8: ...nge the voltage to approximately 1 0 V Step 6 1 Continue rotating the Knob and increasing the voltage until the current is between 10 to 20 mA Note If using the B2981A 83A then increase the external v...

Page 9: ...the B2981A 83A and the voltage applied by the external voltage source on a PC to make this same type of I V plot The following steps outline how to plot the I V characteristics of an LED Step 1 1 Pre...

Page 10: ...s the Show Trigger assist key The trigger sub panel is now displayed If the Trigger mode is set to MANUAL as shown in step 5 then perform the following steps 5 Using the Knob place the cursor over the...

Page 11: ...ance and stable picoammeter that can measure down to 100 aA with 10 aA effective resolution The B2980A Series employs a loating ammeter design which provides considerable freedom to use the ammeter in...

Page 12: ...rs www keysight com find channelpartners Get the best of both worlds Keysight s measurement expertise and product breadth combined with channel partner convenience www keysight com find precisionMEASU...

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