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User’s Guide
Agilent 16440A SMU/Pulse Generator Selector
Agilent Part No. 16440-90000
Printed in Japan January 2000
Edition 4
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GROUND THE INSTRUMENT This is Safety Class I instrument. To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to an electrical ground. The power terminal and the power cable must meet International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) safety standards. DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard
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Safety Symbols The general definitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals are listed below. Instruction manual symbol: the product will be marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual in order to protect against damage to the instrument. Indicates dangerous voltage and potential for electrical shock. Do not touch terminals that have this symbol when instrument is on. Protective conductor terminal. For protection against electri
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Herstellerbescheinigung GEÄUSCHEMISSION Lpa < 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz normaler Betrieb nach DIN 45635 T. 19 Manufacturer’s Declaration ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION Lpa < 70dB operator position normal operation per ISO 7779 Printing History Edition 1: February 1994 Edition 2: April 1995 Edition 3: August 1997 Edition 4: January 2000 6 Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
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User's Guide Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
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User's Guide Agilent 16440A SMU/Pulse Generator Selector is one of the accessories available for Agilent 4155/4156 Semiconductor Parameter Analyzers. The selector is for automatically switching the unit (SMU or PGU) that is connected to a DUT pin according to the state (stress force state or measurement state). NOTE To use the selector, the 4155/4156 must be equipped with Agilent 41501 SMU/pulse generator expander that contains two PGUs. This manual consists of the following sections. Intr
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User's Guide Introduction Introduction The 16440A selector contains the following accessories: Agilent Description Quantity Part Number 1 SMU/Pulse Generator Selector 16440A 1 2 40 cm triaxial cable 04155-61605 2 3 (option 001) 1.5 m control cable 04155-61612 1 (option 002) 3 m control cable 04155-61611 1 (option 003) 40 cm control cable 04155-61608 1 a 4 16440-60001 2 plate b 5 16440-60002 2 (option 001/002) angle 6 (option 001/002) User's Guide (this document) 16440-90000 1 a. Three screws
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User's Guide Operation Operation This section describes the operating theory of the selector. Agilent 4155/4156 can control the selector to automatically switch the unit (SMU or PGU) that is connected to a DUT pin according to the state (stress force state or measurement state). This is useful for performing reliability testing (stress testing) of DUTs. For example, the selector can connect a PGU to the DUT for forcing ac stress, then can switch and connect an SMU for measuring dc character
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User's Guide Operation The following figure shows a simple circuit diagram of the selector (selector expander). The CH 1 and CH 3 circuits are different from the CH 2 and CH 4 circuits. Each channel has one mechanical relay for SMU and one mechanical relay for PGU, but the CH 1 and CH 3 circuits also have a semiconductor relay for PGU. The relays are controlled by the 4155/4156 via the control circuit. The semiconductor relay is useful when you need to perform a lot of switching (for exampl
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User's Guide Operation The switching state of a channel is indicated by the green LEDs on the selector front panel. The following table shows the relation of the relays and the LEDs for each switching state. States CH 1 and CH 3 CH 2 and CH 4 All open SMU on PGU on PGU open The "PGU open" state is useful if a lot of switching needs to be performed. When the switching state changes from "PGU on" to "PGU open", only the semiconductor relay switches. This reduces the amount of times the mechan
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User's Guide Installation Installation This section describes how to attach the selector to Agilent 16442A test fixture or to a shielding box, and how to connect it to Agilent 4155/4156. To Attach the Selector to Test Fixture You can attach your selector to the 16442A test fixture. You need a standard screwdriver. 1. Place the selector on your workbench. 2. Place the test fixture on top of the selector. 3. Position a plate on both sides. 4. Attach each plate using the three flathead screws
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User's Guide Installation The following steps apply when using two selectors: 5. Place the second selector on your workbench. Place the selector and the test fixture on top of the second selector. 6. Position a plate on both sides. 7. Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument. 8 Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
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User's Guide Installation If you use the 16441A R-box, attach the R-Box to the selector as shown below: Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4 9
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User's Guide Installation To Attach the Selector to Shielding Box You can attach your selector to a shielding box. You need a standard screwdriver. The following figure shows the spacing of the 16440A screw holes. You need to prepare four screws and nuts to match the screw holes. 10 Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
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User's Guide Installation If you use two selectors, connect selectors before attaching to the shielding box, as shown below: 1. Place the selector on your workbench. 2. Place the second selector on top of the selector. 3. Position a plate on both sides. 4. Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument. Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4 11
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User's Guide Installation Attach the selector to the shielding box as shown below: 1. Attach an angle bracket to each side of the selector, using the screws supplied. 2. Place the selector(s) on the side panel of the shielding box. 3. Position four nuts on the inside panel of the shielding box. 4. Attach the angle bracket to the shielding box using four flathead screws. 12 Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
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User's Guide Installation If you use the 16441A R-box, attach the R-Box to the selector on the shielding box as shown below: Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4 13
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User's Guide Installation Connecting the Selector to the 4155/4156 Connecting two selectors If you use two selectors, connect the Control Output terminal of the selector to the Control Input terminal of the second selector using a 40 cm control cable as shown below. 14 Agilent 16440A User’s Guide, Edition 4
