Keysight Technologies B1505A Handbook page 4

Table 1. Typical DC and Capacitance parameters of power BJT and the compatibility of the B1505A.
Typical power BJT Parameter
Collector Current
DC Current gain
Collector Emitter Sustaining Voltage
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage
Collector-Emitter Cut-off Current
Collector-Base Voltage
Collector-Base Cut-off Current
Emitter-Base Voltage
Emitter Cut-off Current
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base Emitter ON Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage (Base-Emitter
short)
Output Capacitance
Note: *1: Measurement used for extracting the parameter.
*2: With two HCSMUs and requires Dual HCSMU Combination Adapter.
*3: Rule of thumb (Example (Ic/Ib): 20 A/20 A ~ 1 A/100 µ A)
*4: HVSMU. Maximum 4 mA at 3 kV, 8 mA at 1,500 V.
*5: HVSMU
*6: HPSMU and HCSMU. 2 µ V resolution at 2 V range.
*7: HPSMU at 20 V range
*8: Max. 3,000 V DC bias with High-voltage Bias T adapter.
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Symbol Unit Measurement*
Ic A Ic-Vce
h
FE
V
CE(SUS)
V Ic-Vceo
V
(BR)CEO
I A Ic-Vceo
CEO
V V Ic-Vcbo
CBO
I A Ic-Vcbo
CBO
V V Ie-Vebo
EBO
I A Ie-Vebo
EBO
V V Vce(sat)-Ic
CE(sat)
V V Vce(sat)-Ic
BE(sat)
V V Ic-Vbe
BE(on)
V V Ic-Vces
CES
Cob pF
Typical Measurable Range of B1505A
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-40 A to 40 A
(Minimum 10 fA resolution) *
Ic-Ib 1 ~ 10000 *
-3,000 V to 3,000 V
(Minimum 200 µ V resolution) *
-8 mA to 8 mA
(Minimum 10 fA resolution) *
-3,000 V to 3,000 V
(Minimum 200 µ V resolution) *
-8 mA to 8 mA
(Minimum 10 fA resolution) *
-20 V to 20 V
(Minimum 2 µ V resolution) *
-1 A to 1 A
(Minimum 10 fA resolution) *
-20 V to 20 V
(Minimum 2 µ V resolution) *
-20 V to 20 V
(Minimum 2 µ V resolution) *
-20 V to 20 V
(Minimum 2 µ V resolution) *
-3,000 V to 3,000 V
(Minimum 200 µ V resolution) *
C-V Better than 1% at C<10 nF *
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