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Keysight Technologies B1507A

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Power Device Capacitance Analyzer

User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...Keysight Technologies B1507A Power Device Capacitance Analyzer User s Guide...

Page 2: ...e separate agreement shall control Technology Licenses The hardware and or software described in this document are furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accor dance with the term...

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Page 8: ...This instrument is an INDOOR USE product This instrument complies with INSTALLATION CATEGORY II for mains input and INSTALLATION CATEGORY I for measurement input terminals and POLLUTION DEGREE 2 defi...

Page 9: ...Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard DO NOT REMOVE COVERS No operator serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel To...

Page 10: ...n the standby position In position of a bi stable push switch Out position of a bi stable push switch Hazardous voltage and potential for electrical shock Do not touch terminals that have this symbol...

Page 11: ...ework Regulations under the terms of the Radio communications Act This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES 001 Cet appareil ISM est conforme la norme NMB 001 du Canada This is the symbol for an Ind...

Page 12: ...se instruments you need to understand the markings on the instrument near the input terminals which include the Protection Limits and the IEC Measurement Category Protection Limits Keysight multimeter...

Page 13: ...citive load over the maximum load capacitance specified for the instrument for example 10 nF for HVSMU Before touching the measurement terminal confirm that it has been discharged enough For that grou...

Page 14: ...s instrument Confirm periodically that the interlock function works normally Before touching the connections of the Force Guard and Sense terminals turn the instrument off and discharge any capacitors...

Page 15: ...igen Abst nden dass die Verriegelungsfunktion ordnungsgem funktioniert Bevor Sie die Verbindungen zu den Anschl ssen Force Guard und Sense ber hren schalten Sie das Instrument aus und entladen alle Ko...

Page 16: ...Interlock de l instrument V rifiez r guli rement le bon fonctionnement de la fonction de s curit Avant de toucher les connexions des bornes Force Guard et Sense mettez l instrument hors tension et d...

Page 17: ...Keysight B1507A Force Guard Sense HVSMU 3000 Vdc MPSMU 100 Vdc Keysight B1507A 3 Interlock Force Guard Sense Stop Measurement High Voltage Interlock SMU...

Page 18: ...in a liquid crystal display LCD backlighting for the LCD is provided by a fluorescent lamp which contains mercury and must be managed recycled and or disposed in accordance with all applicable laws or...

Page 19: ...date About Windows application programs and peripherals including driver Using commercial products on Keysight B1507A is your responsibility Keysight Technologies cannot provide compatibility informat...

Page 20: ...ern we strongly recommend that you use the instrument in accordance with established ergonomic principles and recommendations Scientific literature suggests that there may be a relationship between in...

Page 21: ...te the ball on a trackball or spaceball keep it in a relaxed natural shape and maintain a neutral posture in your hand wrist and forearm Hold the mouse gently by draping your fingers over it Keep your...

Page 22: ...following chapters Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes basic features of Keysight B1507A Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes installation and maintenance Chapter 3 How To Perform...

Page 23: ...1 Test Fixture Front View 1 12 1 12 Measurement Terminals 1 13 1 13 Test Fixture Rear View 1 15 1 15 1 16 Software 1 17 Easy Test Navigator Software 1 17 EasyEXPERT Software 1 18 Utility Software 1 18...

Page 24: ...d Installation 2 8 To Inspect Shipment 2 8 To Perform Initial Setup 2 9 To Connect Selector and Test Fixture 2 11 2 11 To Check Operation of Selector 2 13 To Change Windows Logon Setting 2 13 To Chang...

Page 25: ...ting Measurement 3 5 Setting Parameters 3 8 How To Perform I V Measurement 3 9 Preparing Measurement 3 10 Executing Measurement 3 11 Setting Parameter 3 17 How To Calculate Power Loss 3 18 Calculating...

Page 26: ...re 4 32 GUI Overview 4 33 Main Menu 4 34 Toolbar 4 36 Work Area 4 38 Data List 4 57 Dialog Boxes 4 59 Summary of Files 4 60 Power Loss Calculation Software 4 61 GUI Overview 4 62 Main Menu 4 63 Toolba...

Page 27: ...1 Introduction...

Page 28: ...es the basic functions and features of Keysight B1507A Power Device Capacitance Analyzer and consists of the following sections Overview Mainframe Front View Mainframe Rear View Test Fixture Front Vie...

Page 29: ...quipment such as curve tracers that do not have either capacitance or leakage testing capabilities The furnished software presents the user with an intuitive user interface that makes it easy to chara...

Page 30: ...lus pen USB keyboard and USB mouse for easy and effective measurement and analysis on the Windows environment and supports the following B1507A control software For more information see Software on pa...

Page 31: ...pening measurement terminals Open the measurement terminals at the device side when turning the B1507A on Also disconnect the device from the measurement terminals and open the measurement terminals a...

Page 32: ...display 1024 768 resolution Displays the Windows screen the B1507A control software window and so on Touch screen operation is available when the Touch Panel Off indicator does not light To adjust th...

Page 33: ...or data backup software update and so on With the option DR1 the drive is changed to the DVD ROM drive 12 Touch Panel Off key Works on the execution environment of the B1507A control software Enables...

Page 34: ...und safety ground by using three conductor AC power cable Connect the mainframe Interlock terminal to the selector Interlock terminal by using an interlock cable Also connect the selector Interlock te...

Page 35: ...tor For troubleshooting Followings are some examples Both LEDs turn off The instrument is in the standby state and Standby switch is OFF position One LED turns green Power supply works normally Both L...

Page 36: ...e ground terminal for floating measurement a potential shock hazard may present Do not touch any of measurement circuit at any time while a floating measurement is in progress CAUTION For floating mea...

Page 37: ...nect the test fixture If the fixture cover is open maximum output is limited to 42 V To verify the interlock function perform the Interlock Open Close test on the Main Frame tab screen of the EasyEXPE...

Page 38: ...d terminals if the fixture cover is closed WARNING Make sure that the cover is closed properly before starting measurement Do not perform the measurement when a wire is protruding from the fixture cov...

Page 39: ...7 Status indicator Power LED turns yellow when the AC power is applied to the test fixture Power LED turns green when the test fixture is ready to use IV LED lights when the B1507A is in the IV measur...

Page 40: ...not use the AC DC Guard terminal If you do not use the 3 pin inline package socket module connect your device under test DUT to the terminals by using connection wire clip adapter and so on 1 Base Ga...

Page 41: ...the mainframe Interlock terminal The interlock cable is included in the system cable 5 Connectors for connecting the system cable from the mainframe The following measurement resources in the mainfram...

Page 42: ...e wire is included in the system cable 9 Interlock terminal This terminal is used to connect the interlock cable for connecting the test fixture The interlock cable is included in the system cable 10...

Page 43: ...The Easy Test Navigator software provides measurement control programs for power device characterization It supports various types of measurement task with ease of use and simple operation Some of the...

Page 44: ...emote control function from an external computer The EasyEXPERT has the following measurement execution environments Application test Classic test Tracer test Quick test NOTE Application Library The E...

Page 45: ...rams Execution files for controlling the probers listed below The files are stored in the following folder program folder Agilent B1500 EasyEXPERT Utilities Probers supported Cascade Microtech Summit...

Page 46: ...2 Table 1 1 Furnished Accessories Description Quantity System cable between mainframe and selector 1 System cable between selector and fixture 1 CMU cable 1 Digital I O cable 1 3 pin inline package s...

Page 47: ...es Model Number Option Item Description 16444A Accessories for B1500 series 16444A 001 USB keyboard 16444A 002 USB mouse 16444A 003 Stylus pen 16493G Digital I O connection cable 16493G 001 1 5 m leng...

Page 48: ...Table 1 3 Table 1 3 Options Option Item Description Calibration B1507A A6J ANSI Z540 1 1994 Calibration B1507A UK6 Commercial calibration certificate with test data Documentation B1507A ABA User s Gui...

Page 49: ...EXPERT User s Guide Vol 1 for the functions available for Keysight EasyEXPERT software See Programming Guide for the functions available for the GPIB remote mode GNDU Ground Unit The ground unit GNDU...

Page 50: ...m the following operations Apply voltage and measures current and or voltage Apply current and measures current and or voltage NOTE To select the SMU operation mode in the GPIB remote condition enter...

Page 51: ...s typical specification of the medium power source monitor unit MPSMU Maximum voltage current output power 100 V 100 mA 2 W Minimum range 0 5 V 1 nA Output measurement value and resolution see Table 1...

Page 52: ...0 mA 20 V 0 V 20 V 1 mV 100 mA 40 V 0 V 20 V 2 mV 100 mA 20 V V 40 V 2 mV 50 mA 100 V 0 V 20 V 5 mV 100 mA 20 V V 40 V 5 mV 50 mA 40 V V 100 V 5 mV 20 mA Range Output Value Setting Resolution Maximum...

Page 53: ...0 V 0 V 22 V 1 mV 20 V 40 V 0 V 44 V 2 mV 40 V 100 V 0 V 100 V 5 mV 100 V Range Measurement Value a a This column is applied to the auto ranging or the limited auto ranging For fixed ranging maximum m...

Page 54: ...1500 V 8 mA Maximum output power 12 W Minimum range 200 V 1 nA Output measurement value and resolution see Table 1 8 and Table 1 9 CAUTION Never connect the HVSMU Force and Guard terminals to any outp...

Page 55: ...00 V 0 V 200 V 200 V 8 mA 500 V 0 V 500 V 500 V 8 mA 1500 V 0 V 1500 V 1 5 mV 8 mA 3000 V 0 V 3000 V 3 mV 4 mA Range Output Value and Measurement Value Setting Measurement Resolution Maximum Voltage V...

Page 56: ...Hz 1 MHz to 5 MHz AC signal output level 10 mVrms to 250 mVrms 1 mV resolution DC bias 0 to 25 V using MFCMU internal DC bias 0 to 3000 V using HVSMU and high voltage bias tee Measurement range For t...

Page 57: ...el capacitance F D dissipation factor Cp parallel capacitance F Q quality factor Cp parallel capacitance F Rp parallel resistance Cs series capacitance F Rs series resistance Cs series capacitance F D...

Page 58: ...Hz 0 Z 100 50 50 50 100 Z 300 100 100 100 300 Z 1 k 300 300 300 1 k Z 3 k 1 k 1 k 1 k 3 k Z 10 k 3 k 3 k 3 k 10 k Z 30 k 10 k 10 k 30 k Z 100 k 30 k 30 k 100 k Z 300 k 100 k 300 k Z 300 k 10 n7 100 n7...

Page 59: ...2 Installation...

Page 60: ...instrument damage turn the all instruments off before connecting or disconnecting measurement cable Mettez la machine hors tension pour fixer le connecteur ou pour retirer le connecteur de l unit cen...

Page 61: ...k terminal to the test fixture Interlock terminal by using an interlock cable Confirm periodically that the interlock function works normally Before touching the connections on the Force Guard and Sen...

Page 62: ...phase AC power source supplying 100 240 V 10 at 50 60 Hz The maximum power consumption is shown below Mainframe 900 VA Selector 70 VA Operating Environment This instrument must be operated within the...

Page 63: ...ent horizontal place then face the roof up The dimensions of this instrument are shown below Fan cools the instrument by drawing air through the sides and exhausting it out the back The instrument mus...

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Page 65: ...D1 250 V 10 A PN 8121 1655 Option 917 Plug IS 1293 and IS 6538 250 V 10 A PN 8121 1690 Option 918 Plug JIS C 8303 125 V 12 A PN 8121 0743 Option 919 Plug Israel SI 32 250 V 10 A PN 8121 0724 Option 92...

Page 66: ...r To Inspect Shipment 1 Before unpacking any components inspect all boxes for any signs of damage that might have occurred during shipment such as dents scratches cuts water marks If you suspect any d...

Page 67: ...the system display language to English The language must be English If you set another language you must perform the system recovery of the B1507A See Keysight EasyEXPERT User s Guide Vol 2 for the sy...

Page 68: ...Just After the Initial Setup You can add users after the initial setup Add users as you need User Account Description Keysight B1500 User Account for automatic logon Password is not set to this accoun...

Page 69: ...z la machine hors tension pour fixer le connecteur ou pour retirer le connecteur de l unit centrale Figure 2 1 B1507A Rear View Connect the system cables between the mainframe selector and test fixtur...

Page 70: ...e 1 Interlock none none Interlock GNDU GNDU GNDU GNDU SMU1 Sense 1S 1S Sense 1S SMU SMU1 Force 1F 1F Force 1F SMU2 Force 2 2 Force 2F HVSMU SMU2 CMU Cable MFCMU Hpot HP Hpot HP MFCMU Lpot LP Lpot LP H...

Page 71: ...to turn on the mainframe 7 After boot up launch the Capacitance Measurement software 8 Click the Configuration Module menu to display the Module Configuration dialog box 9 Perform diagnosis of the sel...

Page 72: ...ght corner of the Start EasyEXPERT button 2 Select All Programs Keysight IO Libraries Suite Keysight Connection Expert from the Start menu Keysight Connection Expert window appears 3 At the Instrument...

Page 73: ...rea select GPIB0 and click the Change Properties button Keysight 82350 PCI GPIB Interface GPIB0 window appears 4 Set the GPIB Address value to 21 that is the typical address number for the system cont...

Page 74: ...WARNING To prevent electrical shock and DUT damage do not connect or disconnect the DUT while the instrument is applying voltage or current When you touch the DUT after measurement devise a counterme...

Page 75: ...of the test fixture 3 Connect the earthing wire of the socket module to the chassis common terminal 4 Set your DUT on the socket 5 Close the fixture cover and perform measurement WARNING Hazardous vol...

Page 76: ...d perform measurement WARNING Hazardous voltage instrument maximum output voltage may appear at the measurement terminals if the fixture cover is closed WARNING Open the AC DC Guard terminal to avoid...

Page 77: ...ent terminals to perform self test self calibration or diagnosis Self test Self calibration Diagnosis If problems arise contact Keysight Technologies NOTE Interlock Open Close test and High Voltage LE...

Page 78: ...ment will be returned with the latest revision of the software To Check Module Slots Do not remove the plug in module from the mainframe The instrument must be shipped with all modules The module cann...

Page 79: ...3 How To Perform Measurement...

Page 80: ...of the following sections How To Perform Capacitance Measurement This section describes how to perform the measurement using the capacitance measurement software How To Perform I V Measurement This se...

Page 81: ...Measurement How To Perform Capacitance Measurement This section describes how to perform a measurement using the capacitance measurement software and consists of the following sub sections Preparing...

Page 82: ...ical shock and burn Use glove and any tool Also have enough time for discharge and radiation Step 1 Prepare the test fixture and other accessories to connect your device under test DUT For more inform...

Page 83: ...Step 2 At the Setup area in work area select a device type of your DUT and a measurement item to be measured Device Type Select a device type from the Device Type drop down list NOTE This example sele...

Page 84: ...rea Step 5 Enter or select the voltage sweep conditions in the Collector Drain Voltage Sweep at the right of Setup area Start Enter a start voltage value of sweep Stop Enter a stop voltage value of sw...

Page 85: ...lbar to select and load the stored calibration data Step 7 Set your DUT on the test fixture and click the Start Measurement button to start a measurement You can stop the measurement by clicking the S...

Page 86: ...tics Rg Rg Gate resistance Vgs characteristics Cox Cox Gate oxide film capacitance Vgs characteristics IGBT Cies Cies Input capacitance Vce characteristics Coes Coes Output capacitance Vce characteris...

Page 87: ...form I V Measurement How To Perform I V Measurement This section describes how to perform a measurement using the I V measurement software and consists of the following sub sections Preparing Measurem...

Page 88: ...Step 1 Prepare the test fixture and other accessories to connect your device under test DUT For more information on the test fixture and its accessories see the following sections To Connect Selector...

Page 89: ...2 At the Setup area in work area select a device type and measurement item to be measured Device Type From the Device Type drop down list select a device type NOTE This example selects MOSFET Measurem...

Page 90: ...Step Mode drop down list select a step mode of pulse voltage output LinearSingle Outputs voltage level changes from the Start value to the Stop value at equal intervals ListSingle Specify the output...

Page 91: ...tions For more information on setting items see Setup on page 4 38 Step 4 Enter or select the setup conditions for the drain of MOSFET in Drain Collector Voltage Pulse Sweep at the right side of Setup...

Page 92: ...ut voltage of measurement unit connected to a drain terminal is more than this value a measurement unit stops the output By clicking the Details chevron the area expands to set more detail conditions...

Page 93: ...drop down list A gate resistor may be effective to suppress a device oscillation during large current measurement NOTE You can select a gate resistor only if a measurement resource is MCSMU In this ex...

Page 94: ...to start a measurement Or click the Repeat Measurement tool button to repeat a measurement After starting a measurement you can stop a measurement by clicking the Stop Measurement tool button Step 8 C...

Page 95: ...characteristics IDSS Drain leak current VDS characteristics IGSS Gate leak current VGS characteristics IS VSD Forward current of body diode VSD characteristics IGBT IC VCE IC VCE output characteristi...

Page 96: ...w To Calculate Power Loss This section describes how to calculate the power loss at a switching device using the power loss calculation software and consists of the following sub sections Calculating...

Page 97: ...at your desired drive conditions and store the measurement data Then the power loss calculation software read the stored measurement data and extract the required drive conditions and characteristics...

Page 98: ...con The Power Loss Calculation software Figure 3 3 opens Step 3 Select the assumed load type to calculate the power loss in the Conditions area on the work area Inductive Inductive load Resistive Resi...

Page 99: ...e The loaded Rg characteristics graph is displayed 3 Specify the Crss measurement data file of the capacitance measurement software to load a Click the Reverse Transfer Capacitance tab to display the...

Page 100: ...or change the device parameters for power loss calculation by clicking the Device Parameters tab Step 5 Select a drive condition or device parameter to be swept and specify the sweep condition If you...

Page 101: ...tab at the left of work area to display the Drive Conditions area 2 Specify the following drive conditions that are not extracted from the measurement data Switching Frequency Switching frequency In...

Page 102: ...number of sweep step Sweep Parameter Sweep parameter and its step values Conduction Loss Calculated conduction loss Switching Loss Calculated switching loss Driving Loss Calculated driving loss Total...

Page 103: ...eters for Power Loss Calculation Measurement Data Extracted Drive Conditions Extracted Device Parameters Measurement Software Measurement Item I V Measurement ID VDS RDS ID RDS VGS or VDS VGS Rds on a...

Page 104: ...followings How To Select and Display Characteristics Curve How To Use the Marker How To Select and Display Characteristics Curve Step 1 Select the characteristics curves to display The check boxes for...

Page 105: ...t the measured data Or you can change the minimum and maximum values of X and Y axises by clicking the value How To Use the Marker You can use the domain marker and or trace marker to read the value o...

Page 106: ...e trace marker mode button to change to the domain marker mode Step 2 Marker A Vertical line is displayed To move the marker use the rotary nob or mouse The MARKER A at the upper left of graph area sh...

Page 107: ...h area MARKER B X axis value of marker B X axis value of marker B X axis value of marker A The Y axis values of the intersection of the markers and each characteristics curve and the differences of Y...

Page 108: ...Graph Step 2 The trace marker circle is displayed You can move the trace marker on the characteristics curve using the rotary nob or mouse The MARKER at the upper left of graph shows the X axis value...

Page 109: ...4 GUI Reference...

Page 110: ...of measurement tasks with ease of use and simple operation This chapter describes reference information of the Keysight Easy Test Navigator software and covers the following topics Software Palette C...

Page 111: ...displayed in fullscreen mode after powering up the B1507A The Software Palette can be minimized to access the Windows desktop The following shows the icons and texts displayed on the Software Palette...

Page 112: ...ith no need to manually modify any device connections With DC bias sweep control up to 3 kV for Collector Drain terminal With DC bias sweep control up to 100 V for Base Collector terminal Automated co...

Page 113: ...page 4 6 This provides the functions needed for various operations in the menu format 2 Toolbar on page 4 9 This provides the functions that are very frequently used in the button format 3 Work Area...

Page 114: ...p This destroys the setup that you are editing and creates a new setup Open Opens an existing setup file or measurement data file This opens the file selection dialog box destroys the setup that you a...

Page 115: ...clipboard Paste Pastes the text from the clipboard to the insertion point On screen keyboard Displays the on screen keyboard View Menu Displays the following menu items for the display setting Go to P...

Page 116: ...measurement the measurement status indicator on the front panel lights up To stop the measurement select the Measurement Stop menu click the Stop Measurement button on the toolbar or press the Stop ke...

Page 117: ...ile selection dialog box destroys the setup that you are editing and then opens the file selected in the dialog box Save Saves the setup that you are editing to the original setup file Exit Exits the...

Page 118: ...asurement button on the toolbar or press the Stop key on the front panel Stop Measurement Stops the measurement View tool button group Go to Palette Displays the Software Palette in fullscreen mode Ca...

Page 119: ...measurement conditions Device Type Select the device type of your DUT from below MOSFET IGBT Diode Generic Select Generic to execute more general measurements for device other than above types MOSFET...

Page 120: ...tance for the drain source voltage Cds Creates new settings to measure the characteristics of the drain source capacitance for the drain source voltage Cgd Creates new settings to measure the characte...

Page 121: ...er voltage in order Cge Creates new settings to measure the characteristics of the gate emitter capacitance for the collector emitter voltage Cce Creates new settings to measure the characteristics of...

Page 122: ...ement conditions Frequency Specify the output frequency of the AC signal from MFCMU Setting range 1 kHz to 1 MHz AC Level Specify the output level of the AC signal from MFCMU Setting range 0 to 250 mV...

Page 123: ...bias voltage Start Specify the sweep start value Setting range 100 V to 100 V Stop Specify the sweep stop value Setting range 100 V to 100 V Sweep Mode Select one from the following sweep modes Linear...

Page 124: ...of the same capacitance parameter as shown in the following table the characteristics results by the single measurement and the continuous measurement may have the difference depending on the bias vol...

Page 125: ...Setting range 3000 V to 3000 V Collector Drain Voltage Sweep You can specify the following parameters to sweep the bias voltage Start Specify the sweep start value Setting range 3000 V to 3000 V Stop...

Page 126: ...ime Keeps 0 V at every terminal for more than the specified time after one sweep measurement Setting range 0 to 99 9 s In the measurement of the same capacitance parameter as shown in the following ta...

Page 127: ...A User s Guide Edition 1 4 19 GUI Reference Capacitance Measurement Software The following parameter can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron of the Details Number of Step Hold Time Delay Time Z...

Page 128: ...ox displays the characteristic curve for the measurement condition You can mark multiple check boxes for the measurement conditions You can change the minimum and maximum values on the X and Y axes by...

Page 129: ...ta files or execute the next measurement To register as the reference traces click the Capture button shown in the bottom part of the graph You can register a maximum of 10 reference traces The measur...

Page 130: ...tup The X Y data field can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron under the graph Select one from the following scales Linear Linear scale PositiveLog Logarithm scale for positive data NegativeLog...

Page 131: ...nce on the R X impedance model X Reactance on the R X impedance model G Conductance on the G B admittance model B Susceptance on the G B admittance model VGS for MOSFET VGE for IGBT Gate source voltag...

Page 132: ...owing shows the relationship between the terminal numbers and the measurement terminals 1 Base Gate terminal 2 Collector Drain terminal 3 Emitter Source terminal 4 Guard terminal NOTE If DUT is a diod...

Page 133: ...short connection between the DUT terminals 2 and 3 Com Connects the DUT terminal to the circuit common directly Floating Connects the DUT terminal to the selected bias source or the circuit common vi...

Page 134: ...bove Table 4 1 Applicable Connections CMU High Low AC Guard AC Short Bias Guard 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Floating High Low Com CMU Com Com AC Guard SMU Com Com AC Guard Floating CMU SMU Com Terminal 2 SMU SM...

Page 135: ...Edition 1 4 27 GUI Reference Capacitance Measurement Software SMU SMU Com AC Guard Com CMU Com AC Guard SMU CMU Com AC Guard Low High High Com CMU CMU AC Guard CMU High Low AC Guard AC Short Bias Guar...

Page 136: ...urement At this time you can also record a device ID to identify your DUT and a comment And the destination folder of the measurement data file for auto saving is predefined You can set the device ID...

Page 137: ...lder of the auto saved measurement data file and access the auto saved measurement data files The following fields can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron next to Data store Data folder Shows t...

Page 138: ...ID Color Setting Dialog Box The Color Setting dialog box is used to set colors of parts in this software The graph elements supported by this dialog box are graph background X and Y axes graph grid g...

Page 139: ...p 1 string File Type Description Extension Folder as Initial Setting Setup File Setup data You can save this if needed pda cap You can specify the folder when saving the data Measurement Data File Set...

Page 140: ...ep source similar to the collector supply of a conventional curve tracer Linear list sweep capability for the secondary sweep source corresponding to the step generator of a conventional curve tracer...

Page 141: ...is provides the functions needed for various operations in the menu format 2 Toolbar on page 4 36 This provides the functions that are very frequently used in the button format 3 Work Area on page 4 3...

Page 142: ...his destroys the setup that you are editing and creates a new setup Open Opens an existing setup file or measurement data file This opens the file selection dialog box destroys the setup that you are...

Page 143: ...d to the insertion point On screen keyboard Displays the on screen keyboard View Menu Displays the following menu items for the display setting Go to Palette Displays the Software Palette in fullscree...

Page 144: ...uilt in modules in the mainframe and test fixture Module Opens the Module Configuration dialog box See Module Configuration Dialog Box on page 4 78 Help Menu Displays the following menu item About Ope...

Page 145: ...asurement During the measurement the measurement status indicator on the front panel lights up Repeat Measurement Starts a repeat measurement During the measurement the measurement status indicator on...

Page 146: ...area to select the device type and its measured I V characteristics and enter your measurement conditions Device Type Select the device type of your DUT from below MOSFET IGBT Diode Generic Select th...

Page 147: ...the drain leak current characteristics for the drain source voltage IGSS Creates new settings to measure the gate leak current characteristics for the gate source voltage IS VSD Creates new settings...

Page 148: ...V characteristics measurements for Diode device type IF VF Creates new settings to measure the forward bias characteristics IR VR Creates new settings to measure the reverse bias characteristics Gener...

Page 149: ...e this mark the check box Pulse Period Specify the pulse period Setting range 5 ms to 5 s If the Auto Period is enabled this is automatically adjusted to minimum period corresponding to the pulse widt...

Page 150: ...p on page 4 44 Outputs the constant voltage current that the level is changed every time a sweep measurement is finished Pulse Step on page 4 45 Outputs the voltage current pulse that the peak level i...

Page 151: ...utputs the constant voltage or current Set the following parameters Source Specify an output voltage current value The following parameters can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron of the Detail...

Page 152: ...Voltage Compliance Specify a voltage compliance value for UHCU To enable this mark the check box If the output exceeds this the sweep measurement is terminated Available for UHCU Peak Delay Specify a...

Page 153: ...new step entry before the selected step value click the Insert button To move the selected step value up down click the Move button To delete the selected step value click the Delete button Compliance...

Page 154: ...ingle Step Mode To insert a new step entry before the selected step value click the Insert button To move the selected step value up down click the Move button To delete the selected step value click...

Page 155: ...od to the raising point Peak Width Specify a period of the pulse peak Staircase Sweep The terminal outputs the staircase swept voltage current Set the following parameters Sweep Mode Select one from t...

Page 156: ...nt is terminated Not available for HVSMU Voltage Compliance Specify a voltage compliance value for UHCU To enable this mark the check box If the output exceeds this the sweep measurement is terminated...

Page 157: ...eps from start to stop Compliance Specify a current voltage compliance value If the output exceeds this the sweep measurement is terminated Power Compliance Specify the power compliance value To enabl...

Page 158: ...ves for the gate base terminal and Table 4 4 shows the available alternatives for the drain collector terminal Table 4 3 Available Resource Output Mode Output Sequence for Gate Base Terminal Measureme...

Page 159: ...VSMU is connected to this terminal MPSMU MPSMU is connected to this terminal V Specifies the DC voltage output VPulse Specifies the pulse voltage output I Specifies the DC current output IPulse Specif...

Page 160: ...s the characteristic curve for the measurement condition You can mark multiple check boxes for the measurement conditions You can change the minimum and maximum values on the X and Y axes by clicking...

Page 161: ...ta files or execute the next measurement To register as the reference traces click the Capture button shown in the bottom part of the graph You can register a maximum of 10 reference traces The measur...

Page 162: ...rding to the I V characteristics specified in the Setup The X Y data field can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron under the graph Select one from the following scales Linear Linear scale Posit...

Page 163: ...s This page shows the measurement circuit that is automatically connected according to your specified measurement conditions To display this page click the Connections tab On the measurement circuit t...

Page 164: ...can select one from the following base gate resistances 0 10 100 1 k The base gate resistance is effective to restrain the oscillation of DUT that occurs during the ultra high current measurement and...

Page 165: ...ent At this time you can also record a device ID to identify your DUT and a comment And the destination folder of the measurement data file for auto saving is predefined You can set the device ID and...

Page 166: ...of the auto saved measurement data file and access the auto saved measurement data files The following fields can be shown or hidden by clicking the chevron next to Data store Data folder Shows the a...

Page 167: ...ID Color Setting Dialog Box The Color Setting dialog box is used to set colors of parts in this software The graph elements supported by this dialog box are graph background X and Y axes graph grid g...

Page 168: ...he end of the step 1 string 3 If the step 2 file name duplicates the existing file name concatenates the serial number from 2 enclosed by brackets and the file extension to the end of the step 1 strin...

Page 169: ...n resistance Gate charge Gate switching charge Equivalent output capacitance energy related Equivalent output capacitance time related Input parameter assistance using related measurement data includi...

Page 170: ...on page 4 63 This provides the functions needed for various operations in the menu format 2 Toolbar on page 4 65 This provides the functions that are very frequently used in the button format 3 Work A...

Page 171: ...up This destroys the setup that you are editing and creates a new setup Open Opens an existing setup file or calculation data file This opens the file selection dialog box destroys the setup that you...

Page 172: ...clipboard Paste Pastes the text from the clipboard to the insertion point On screen keyboard Displays the on screen keyboard View Menu Displays the following menu items for the display setting Go to P...

Page 173: ...r has four tool button groups The following shows the tool buttons in the tool button groups File tool button group Open Opens an existing setup file or calculation data file This opens the file selec...

Page 174: ...ation Starts a measurement During the measurement the measurement status indicator on the front panel lights up To stop the calculation select the Calculation Stop menu click the Stop Calculation butt...

Page 175: ...ts on page 4 67 Results on page 4 72 Conditions Figure 4 18 Conditions This is an area to specify your assumption to calculate the power loss on your switching device This area can be shown or hidden...

Page 176: ...ce measurement data file Gate charge measurement data file They are separated by tabs This area can be hidden or shown by clicking the chevron of the Inputs a Device Type Select the device type of you...

Page 177: ...tance Specify the gate resistance included in the external driving circuit Irms Effective Drain Current Specify the effective drain current the root mean square of the load current The effective drain...

Page 178: ...ent data file that has any of the following output characteristics is readable ID VDS RDS ID VDS VGS RDS VGS The following parameter value is extracted from the Vgs on parameter value specified in the...

Page 179: ...in the Drive Conditions and the Crss characteristic data to be read Device Parameters Qsw Gate Switching Charge You can change the minimum and maximum values on the X and Y axes by clicking the value...

Page 180: ...ng your parameter settings specified in the Inputs a List Shows the loss data for the swept parameter values as the calculation result in the list format Index Shows the index number of the sweep step...

Page 181: ...and driving loss b Trend Chart Shows the loss data for the swept parameter values as the calculation result in the trend chart format Where the sweep parameter is assigned to the data for the X axis...

Page 182: ...a new calculation data file at the end of the calculation At this time you can also record a device ID to identify your DUT and a comment And the destination folder of the calculation data file for a...

Page 183: ...following fields you can change the destination folder of the auto saved calculation data file and access the auto saved calculation data files The following fields can be shown or hidden by clicking...

Page 184: ...Box The Color Setting dialog box is used to set colors of parts in this software The graph elements supported by this dialog box are graph background X and Y axes graph grid graph text three trends on...

Page 185: ...to the end of the step 1 string 3 If the step 2 file name duplicates the existing file name concatenates the serial number from 2 enclosed by brackets and the file extension to the end of the step 1...

Page 186: ...cle Checking the status of the hardware modules Resetting the hardware modules Executing the self test Executing the self calibration Executing the self diagnostics This dialog box is opened by select...

Page 187: ...modules Self Calibration button Executes the self calibration for all the modules Diagnosis button Executes the self diagnostics for all the output selectors Connect the output terminals according to...

Page 188: ...B1507A User s Guide Edition 1 GUI Reference Common GUI Components Error Log Shows the error messages when errors occur for the above button operations The error messages are cleared when you do any n...

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Page 190: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2014 Edition 1 October 2014 B1507 90000 B1507 90000 www keysight com...

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