Download
Share
Print this page
HP 4155A Quick Start Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. HP Manuals
  4. Measuring Instruments
  5. 4155A
  6. Quick start manual

HP 4155A Quick Start Manual

Parameter analyzer
Hide thumbs Also See for 4155A:

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
HP 4155A Quick Start Manual

Advertisement

loading

Related Manuals for HP 4155A

Summary of Contents for HP 4155A

  • Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
  • Page 2 Parameter Analyzer Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 3 Warranty service of this product will be performed at HP Part Number Buyer's facility at no charge within Hewlett-Packard No other warranty is expressed or implied. 04155-90200 service travel areas.
  • Page 4 (CAD). On the production line, the HP 4155A/4156A provides real-time feedback on wafer evaluation to improve the semiconductor process and to increase production yields. For semiconductor end users, the HP 4155A/4156A is ideal for circuit design applications and incoming inspection.
  • Page 5 You can use 3.5-inch diskette as the mass storage, which is inserted in this exible disk drive. Keyboard interface You can control the HP 4155A/4156A from keyboard, which is connected to the keyboard interface, as well as from the front-panel keys.
  • Page 6 Either voltage or current output is forced from the SMU terminals, and measurement signal is put to the SMU terminals. Intlk interface To prevent you from electric shock, the HP 4155A/4156A has interlock function. The signals for the interlock function go through the Intlk interface.
  • Page 7 In This Guide Book This guide book is a quick start guide for HP 4155A and HP 4156A. It introduces a basic measurement and its analysis without a lot of explanation and details. You can perform the following measurement and analysis through...

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting Started...
  • Page 9 Getting Started This guide introduces how to use HP 4155A Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer and HP 4156A Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer. Basic operations of the HP 4155A/4156A are provided. This guide consists of the following three sections:  Making a measurement : preparing for measurements and measuring a sample device (MOS FET).

  • Page 10: Making A Measurement

    Making a Measurement In this section, you learn how to execute the measurements with an HP 4155A/4156A and to display the measurement results graphically. Id-Vg measurement of a MOS FET is provided as an example. You learn step-by-step how to perform this measurement.
  • Page 11 SMU 4 (blue label) Interlock/LED cable: HP 16493J Triaxial cable: HP 16493C. You do not need to connect SMU4 for this measurement. Coaxial cable: HP 16493B. You do not need to connect VSUs and VMUs for this measurement. HP 16442A Triaxial cable...
  • Page 12 VMU 2 Coaxial VMU 2 Interlock/LED cable: HP 16493J Kelvin triaxial cable: HP part number 04155-61602 Coaxial cable: HP 16493B. You do not need to connect VSUs and VMUs for this measurement. HP 16442A Kelvin triaxial cable Coaxial cable Interlock/LED...
  • Page 13 1. Select a suitable socket module for your DUT. 2. Mount the socket module on the test xture. Socket module HP 16442A Test Fixture 3. Mount your DUT on the socket module. 4. Make connections with four connection cables (miniature banana { pin plug).
  • Page 14 Making a Measurement Connection cables Gate Drain Source Substrate Wiring for HP 4155A For this measurement by the HP 4156A, non-Kelvin connections are used. So, connect only the force terminals as shown in the following gure: Connection cables Gate Drain Source Substrate...
  • Page 15 You set the connection information on the CHANNELS: CHANNEL DEFINITION page. 1. Switch on the HP 4155A/4156A. Self-test starts. 2. After self-test is nished, make sure that CHANNELS: CHANNEL DEFINITION page appears on the screen of the HP 4155A/4156A. If not, press front-panel key. Chan...
  • Page 16 Getting Started Making a Measurement Action on Front Panel on Keyboard To move the pointer, , or of MARKER/CURSOR , or area. To move the cursor to edit in display area, of Edit area. key. Backspace 5 " To enter \ "...
  • Page 17 Getting Started Making a Measurement Step 4. De ne the user functions You de ne the user functions on the CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION DEFINITION page. 1. Select NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN USER FCTN primary softkey. The CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION DEFINITION page appears. 2. Enter the user function information in the table as follows: CHANNELS: USER FUNCTION DEFINITION page You enter the following two user functions: SQID =...
  • Page 18 Getting Started Making a Measurement Action on Front Panel on Keyboard To move the pointer, , or of MARKER/CURSOR , or area. To move the cursor to edit in display area, of Edit area. key. Backspace SQID SQID To enter \ "...
  • Page 19 Getting Started Making a Measurement Step 5. Set up the measurement parameters You set the output parameters on the MEASURE: SWEEP SETUP page. 1. Press front-panel key. The MEASURE: SWEEP SETUP page appears. Meas MEASURE: SWEEP SETUP page VAR1' VAR1 information information 2.
  • Page 20 Getting Started Making a Measurement Drain voltage sweeps from 0 V to 2 V with 10 mV step. The current compliance is set to 100 mA. Action on Front Panel on Keyboard To move the pointer, , or , or FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF SINGLE SINGLE...
  • Page 21 Getting Started Making a Measurement Step 6. Set up the results display You set the results display information on the DISPLAY: DISPLAY SETUP page. 1. Press front-panel key. The DISPLAY: DISPLAY SETUP page Display appears. DISPLAY: DISPLAY SETUP page DISPLAY MODE 2.
  • Page 22 Getting Started Making a Measurement Action on Front Panel on Keyboard FFFFFFFFFF To enter \ " in NAME eld, select secondary softkey. press keys. Shift FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF LINEAR LINEAR To set \ " in SCALE eld, select secondary softkey. press keys. Shift 0.00000 V To enter \...
  • Page 23 Getting Started Making a Measurement Step 7. Execute the measurement Press front-panel key to execute the measurement. Single [Single] key You should get measurement results similar to the following gure.

  • Page 24: Analyzing The Results

    Analyzing the Results In the previous section, you measured the drain current (Id) while performing a synchronous sweep of the gate voltage (Vg) and drain voltage (Vd). And the measurement results were drawn graphically on the screen. In this section, you analyze the measurement results on the graph and search threshold voltage (Vth) of the DUT.
  • Page 25 Getting Started Analyzing the Results Find the threshold voltage 1. Make sure that NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MARKER/CURSOR primary softkey is highlighted. If not, NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN select the MARKER/CURSOR primary softkey. MARKER/CURSOR primary softkey...
  • Page 26 Getting Started Analyzing the Results NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 2. Select MARKER secondary softkey so that ON appears on the softkey. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MARKER softkey is highlighted, and the markers appears on the measurement curve. MARKER secondary softkey Marker NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 3. Select AXIS primary softkey so that Y2 appears on the softkey. The Y2 axis is highlighted.
  • Page 27 Getting Started Analyzing the Results NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 4. Select MARKER MIN/MAX secondary softkey until the * marker moves to the maximum point on the Y2 curve. The o marker (on Y1 curve) also moves to same X-axis point, which is maximum gradient of Y1 curve. MARKER MIN/MAX secondary...
  • Page 28 Getting Started Analyzing the Results NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 6. Select LINE primary softkey. The secondary softkey menu changes. Secondary softkeys LINE primary softkey NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 7. Select LINE secondary softkey so that ON appears on the softkey. The NNNNNNNNNNNNNN LINE softkey is highlighted, and a vertical line appears in the center of the plotting area.
  • Page 29 Getting Started Analyzing the Results NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 8. Select TANGENT MODE secondary softkey. The line becomes tangent to the o marker of the Y1 curve. A tangent TANGENT MODE Marker o secondary softkey Threshold voltage (Vth) Read the X-axis intercept value of the tangent line. This is the threshold voltage (Vth).

  • Page 30: If You Have A Problem

    If You Have a Problem This section describes how to solve the following unexpected problems: If HP 4155A/4156A cannot be powered on If display page does not appear after applying power If HP 16442A test xture is not stable...
  • Page 31 Getting Started If You Have a Problem If HP 4155A/4156A cannot be powered on Check that the power cable is rmly connected to HP 4155A/4156A and to power outlet. Check that the front-panel LINE switch is on. Check that the voltage selector switch is set properly.
  • Page 32 If HP 41501 is installed, rst turn on the HP 41501, then turn on HP 4155A/4156A. If the self-test fails, see \If You Have a Problem" in the HP 4155A/4156A User's Task Guide. If HP 16442A test xture is not stable Install stabilizers on the HP 16442A.
  • Page 33 Getting Started If You Have a Problem...
  • Page 34 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...

This manual is also suitable for:

4156a