Test equipment is everywhere. Every trade show has it regardless of the focus. Power is no exception. At APEC 2024, EE World visited several booths displaying test equipment: meters, oscilloscopes, source-measure units (SMUs), bench power supplies, and electronic loads. The photos and videos below highlight what we saw, presented in alphabetical order by company. In […]
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Source measurement unit software simulates classic curve tracer functions
Keithley I-V Tracer software brings many of the features loved in classic curve tracers to Keithley SourceMeter Source Measure Units (SMU). Because an SMU can source voltage or current while measuring voltage and current, it has similar hardware qualities to a curve tracer. The new software leverages the touchscreen interface of 2400 Series Graphical SMUs […]
SMU modules handle tests involving low current, high capacitance
Two new source measure unit (SMU) modules for the Keithley 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer can perform low-current measurements even in the presence of high load capacitance due to long cables and complex test setups. Among the notable test applications facing this challenge are LCD display manufacturing and nano FET device testing on a chuck. The new […]
Dual-channel DMM puts two 7.5-digit sampling multimeters into 1U rack
The Keithley DMM7512 dual channel 7½-digit sampling multimeter packs two independent and identical digital multimeters into a low profile 1U high, full rack width space-saving enclosure. The DMM7512 targets a range of demanding high-volume manufacturing test applications that require measurement capacity, performance and a compact footprint. Currently, all other 7 ½-digit, high accuracy DMMs provide […]
Instrument squeezes four 20-W source meters into 1U chassis
The Keithley Model 2606B System SourceMeter instrument packs four 20-W SMU channels into a single 1U form factor chassis. Targeting the fast-growing 3D sensing manufacturing industry, the Model 2606B combines the capabilities of a precision power supply, true current source, 6½-digit DMM, arbitrary waveform generator, and pulse generator into one tightly integrated instrument. The Model […]
Software simplifies multi-Instrument setup, promotes fast data visualization
Keithley KickStart 2.0 software enables quick test set-up and data visualization when using single or multiple instruments. KickStart simplifies what users need to know about instruments so engineers can take instruments out of the box and quickly start gathering real data, complete with plots and quick statistical summaries. One of the most significant enhancements in […]
DMM, DAQ simplify test setup, measurement execution, analysis
The Keithley DMM65o0 6½-digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter and DAQ6510 Data Acquisition and Logging Multimeter System are said to combine the simplicity of a “pinch and zoom” touchscreen interface for easy and faster test setup and at-a-glance monitoring and display with the power of 15 different measurement functions, wide measurement ranges, multichannel measurements, and class-leading accuracy […]
How to avoid errors in low-voltage measurements
Edited by Miles Budimir Subtle difficulties can plague tests involving low voltages. Here are the biggest culprits and surefire ways to avoid them. Signal levels in state-of-the-art electronics have become diminishingly small. For example, ultra-low-voltage digital designs in CMOS now operate with minimum supply voltages in the 200-mV range. This trend has put a new […]
Device Characterization for the Internet of Things
Characterizing the wireless devices that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) demands precision sourcing and measurement. Robert Green Keithley Instruments, a Tektronix Company A recent informal survey of more than 1,600 experts conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project on the future of the Internet suggests that, within a decade, […]
The Evolution of User Interfaces
by Jonathan Tucker, Senior Marketing and Product Manager, Keithley Instruments, Inc., Solon, Oh. Changing user expectations are shaping test instrument graphical user interface (GUI) design. User expectations for new instrument interfaces are changing. For instrumentation vendors, successfully designing new instruments means understanding that although users still need accurate measurements, they rarely have unlimited time to […]
