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Keysight B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer 1500 A/10 kV, μΩ, sub-pA, 10 μs Pulse
Keysight B1505A key features
– Wide current/voltage range: 1500 A/10 kV
– Accurate leakage measurement (sub-pA capability)
– Precise on-resistance characterization (μΩ resolution)
– Pulsed measurements as fast as 10 μs
– Medium current measurement at high voltage bias: 500 mA @1200 V
– High power wafer probing support enables testing at > 200 A and 10 kV on-wafer
– True knob-sweep curve tracer functionality
– Integrated thermocouple inputs for temperature measurement
– Oscilloscope view (I/V) function supports output waveform monitoring
– Fully automated measurement & data analysis
– High current/voltage measurements traceable to international standards
– Scalable platform and architecture make it easy to add capabilities as needs change
Ic-Vc characteristics of IGBT modules can be
measured accurately at collector current levels
up to 1500 A using the Ultra High Current Unit.
The Ultra High Voltage Unit can accurately
measure both breakdown voltage at up to 10 kV
and small leakage current at up to 10 kV with pA
resolution.
The High Voltage Medium Current Unit can
make Id-Vd curves (such as 500 mA at 1200 V)
with unparalleled accuracy. The Oscilloscope
view feature allows you to verify your measure-
ment pulses and timings without an oscillo-
scope.
Powerful auto-analysis capability permits the
easy and accurate extraction of device param-
eters such as power MOSFET transconductance
(Gm) and threshold voltage.
Up to 1500 A
Up to 10 kV
500 mA@1200 V
Oscilloscope view
Auto analysis
This information is subject to change without notice.
© Keysight Technologies, 2017
Published in USA, December 1, 2017
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Keysight | B1505A Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer 1500 A/10 kV, μΩ, sub-pA, 10 μs Pulse – Product Fact Sheet
Typical applications/devices
Application
– Power device evaluation
– Incoming inspection
– Failure analysis
– GaN current collapse evaluation
Device
– SiC/GaN devices
– IGBT
– Power MOSFET
– Bipolar transistor
– Thyristor
– Power management IC
– High voltage diode
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information, visit
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Key specications
Resources Required module/Expander Main specication
High power SMU B1510A HPSMU Up to 200 V, 1 A force, 10 fA current resolution
Medium power SMU B1511A MPSMU Up to 100 V, 100 mA force, 10 fA current resolution
High current SMU B1512A HCSMU 20 A/20 V (pulsed); 1 A/40 V (DC)
1
High voltage SMU
B1513B HVCMU
1500 V/8 mA; 3000 V/4 mA (pulsed & DC)
Medium current SMU B1514A MCSMU 1 A/30 V (pulsed); 100 mA/30 V (DC)
High voltage medium
current unit
N1266A HVSMU Current Expander, B1513B HVSMU and two
B1514A MCSMU/B1512A HCSMU modules
± 1500 V/2.5 A (pulsed), ± 2200 V/1.1 A (pulsed)
Ultra high current unit N1265A Ultra High Current Expander/Fixture and two B1514A
MCSMU/B1512A HCSMU modules
± 1500 A/60 V, 22.5 kW peak power
± 500 A/60 V, 7.5 kW peak power
Ultra high voltage unit N1268A Ultra High Voltage Expander and two B1514A MCSMU mod-
ules or a combination of a B1512A HCSMU and a B1514A MCSMU
10 kV/10 mA (DC); 10 kV/20 mA (pulsed)
Multi frequency capaci-
tance measurement unit
B1520A MFCMU 1 kHz to 5 MHz
0 to ± 25 V, using MFCMU internal DC bias
0 to ± 3000 V, using HVSMU and high voltage bias-tee
1. The current ranges can be increased to 40 A/20 V (pulsed) and 2 A/40 V (DC) using two HCSMUs with the Dual HCSMU Adapter.
Option Max voltage Max current Capacitance Description
H20 3 kV 20 A 3 kV/20 A/Fixture pack
H21 3 kV 20 A Yes 3 kV/20 A/C-V/Fixture pack
H50 3 kV 500 A 3 kV/500 A/Fixture pack
H51 3 kV 500 A Yes 3 kV/500 A/C-V/Fixture pack
H70 3 kV 1500 A 3 kV/1500 A/Fixture pack
H71 3 kV 1500 A Yes 3 kV/1500 A/C-V/Fixture pack
U50 10 kV 500 A 10 kV/500 A/Fixture pack
U70 10 kV 1500 A 10 kV/1500 A/Fixture pack
Keysight B1505AP pre-congured package (B1505A with modules/
xture)
Keysight B1505AP pre-congured package are off-the-shelf solutions for various power
device characterization requirements. Each option has all required B1505A hardware and
software including mainframe, cables, test xture etc. required to test discrete power
devices.
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