Keithley 4200-SCS Reference Manual page 8

Table of Contents
4 Connections and Configuration
Introduction
Basic source-measure connections
Test equipment
Control and data connections
5 Source-Measure Concepts
Introduction
Guarding
Remote sensing
Sink operation
Source-measure configurations
Sweep
Making stable measurements
Low current
Interference
6 Keithley Interactive Test Environment (KITE)
Introduction
Overview of KITE
ii
....................................................................................................... 4-3
Connection considerations
SMU connections ....................................................................................... 4-7
PreAmp connections .................................................................................. 4-8
Using the ground unit ............................................................................... 4-10
SMU circuit COMMON connections
connections............................................................................ 4-15
Recommended connecting cables
Switch matrix connections
Test fixture connections
Prober connections................................................................................... 4-19
Safety interlock connections
IEEE-488 connections .............................................................................. 4-22
RS-232 connections ................................................................................. 4-24
LAN connections ...................................................................................... 4-25
USB connections ...................................................................................... 4-26
....................................................................................................... 5-3
........................................................................................................... 5-3
Guarding overview...................................................................................... 5-3
Guard connections ..................................................................................... 5-4
Guarding concepts...................................................................................... 5-5
Test fixture guarding ................................................................................... 5-6
................................................................................................ 5-7
Sensing overview ....................................................................................... 5-7
Sense selection .......................................................................................... 5-8
Sensing concepts ....................................................................................... 5-9
Sensing considerations
................................................................................................. 5-11
Sink overview ........................................................................................... 5-11
Sink operating boundaries
Source I, measure V or
Source V, measure I or
Measure only (V or I) ................................................................................ 5-14
concepts.............................................................................................. 5-15
Source-delay-measure cycle
Sweep waveforms .................................................................................... 5-15
Single SMU stability considerations.......................................................... 5-16
Multiple SMU stability considerations
Eliminating oscillations ............................................................................. 5-17
measurements............................................................................. 5-19
Leakage currents ...................................................................................... 5-19
Generated currents................................................................................... 5-20
Voltage burden.......................................................................................... 5-23
Noise and source impedance
Cable capacitance .................................................................................... 5-24
Performance of an integrated semiconductor test
..................................................................................................... 5-25
Electrostatic interference
Radio frequency interference
Ground loops and other SMU grounding
....................................................................................................... 6-5
KITE projects .............................................................................................. 6-5
............................................................................................ 6-10
KITE interface........................................................................................... 6-10
Project Navigator ...................................................................................... 6-12
............................................................... 4-1
.................................................................. 4-3
......................................................................... 4-4
......................................................... 4-14
........................................................... 4-15
........................................................................ 4-15
............................................................................ 4-19
......................................................................... 4-20
..................................................................... 4-20
........................................................................ 5-1
............................................................................ 5-10
........................................................................ 5-11
...................................................................... 5-12
I........................................................................... 5-12
V.......................................................................... 5-13
.................................................................... 5-15
......................................................................... 5-16
....................................................... 5-17
................................................................... 5-24
.......................................................................... 5-25
................................................................... 5-26
considerations.......................... 5-26
Model 4200-SCS Reference Manual
system........................ 5-25
....................................... 6-1
4200-901-01 Rev. S / May 2017