Agilent N6784A source measure unit

Agilent has announced the N6784A four-quadrant general-purpose source measure unit, the newest member of the N6700 modular power system family. The unit offers advanced sourcing and measurement capabilities in four quadrants, required for many general-purpose electronic test applications.

The SMU’s precise glitch-free operation ensures safe, stable use with any device under test during output and measurement ranges changes. Its ability to remain stable with DUT capacitances of up to 150 µF is said to be unique among SMUs.

In addition, the four-quadrant operation enables it to act as a bipolar power supply or a bipolar electronic load, providing even greater versatility. Whether using it in a test system or on a lab bench, engineers can be confident that they have a stable, reliable tool for all of their general-purpose needs.

The unit features: glitch-free sourcing and measurement for changing output and measurement ranges; four-quadrant operation allowing the SMU to perform as a bipolar voltage or current source, or as a bipolar constant-voltage or constant-current electronic load; four current programming ranges to precisely source current down to microamps; four current measurement ranges to precisely capture the current levels of the DUT during different modes of operation; good transient response for keeping the voltage or current stable during high-speed load changes; fast modulation of DC output for creating waveforms up to 100 kHz to stimulate or load down the DUT; high-speed digitised measurements for capturing and viewing the power consumption of the DUT (up to every 5 µs with its built-in 200 kHz digitiser).