One application that uses a precision power supply and DMM involves characterizing the current drawn by a device or circuit board at different voltage levels. Figure 1 shows a typical setup. Engineers ...

A version of this article appeared in the Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 issue of Test & Measurement World. See the PDF. Listing 1 (next page) contains script code. Source-measureunits (SMUs), often used in ...

In back-end semiconductor processing it is important to improve the performance of semiconductors due to the limitations of miniaturization in front-end processes. To achieve this goal, the industry ...

Agilent Technologies has announced the B2900A Series, its first line of compact benchtop SMUs (source/measurement units) for testing semiconductors, components, and materials. The units provide fast, ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Monitoring the current consumed in electronic systems has become critical as more functionality packs into tighter ...