
Capacitance Calculation Accuracy (Supplemental Data)
Accuracy is derived from the current range, voltage range, capacitance measure-
ment and leakage current measurement integration times, and the guard capaci-
tance of cabling and step voltage. The information in the chart below is based on
the following conditions: Voltage Range ±20V; Voltage Step: 100mV; Guard
Capacitance : 100pF; Equivalent parallel resistance of DUT: 1 ´ 10
15
W. The ratio
of integration times for capacitance measurement and leakage current measure-
ment is 1:1.
HRSMU
Current Integration Max. Meas. Accuracy
Range Time Value Resolution Reading % Offset
0.5sec 100pF/1pF 5fF 4.2 70fF
10pA/
1sec 2pF/20pF 10fF 4.3 90fF
100pA
2sec 76pF/760pF 20fF 4.3 130fF
0.1sec 700pF 10fF 0.84 160fF
1nA 0.5sec 4.5nF 40fF 0.85 280fF
2sec 18nF 200fF 0.93 740fF
0.1sec 7nF 10fF 0.84 200fF
10nA
0.5sec 45nF 40fF 0.85 440fF
2sec 180nF 200fF 0.93 1.4pF
10sec 940nF 1pF 1.3 6.2pF
MPSMU
Integration Max. Meas. Accuracy
Current Time Value Resolution Reading % Offset
0.1sec 700pF 10fF 0.91 170fF
1nA 0.5sec 4.5nF 40fF 0.94 340fF
2sec 18nF 200fF 1.0 1pF
0.1sec 7nF 10fF 0.91 180fF
10nA 0.5sec 45nF 40fF 0.94 480fF
2sec 180nF 200fF 1.0 1.6pF
10sec 940nF 1pF 1.6 7.6pF
Current complicance must be smaller than the current range. The capacitance of
the DUT and measurement path must be smaller than the maximum measurement
value.
Functions
Measurement Setup
Setting
•
Fill-in-the-blanks using front-panel or
full-size external keyboard
•
Load settings from floppy disk or via
the LAN port
•
Program using internal Instrument
BASIC or via GPIB
•
HELP Function
•
Library: Default measure setup, Vce-
Ic, Vds-Id, Vgs-Id, and Vf-If are pre-
defined softkeys
•
User-defined measurement setup
library
•
Auto file load function on power-up
Measurement
The 4155C and 4156C can
perform dc or pulsed force/measure,
and stress force. For dc, voltage/
current sweep and sampling (time
domain) measurements are available.
Voltage/Current Sweep
Measurement Characteristics
Each SMU and VSU can sweep using
VAR1 (primary sweep), VAR2
(subordinate sweep), or VAR1
(synchronous sweep).
VAR1
Primary sweep controls the staircase
(dc or pulsed) voltage or current
sweep.
Maximum number of steps: 1001 for
one VAR1 sweep.
Sweep type: linear or logarithmic
Sweep direction: Single or double sweep
Hold time: Initial wait time or wait
time after VAR2 is set: 0 to 655.35s
with 10ms resolution
Delay time: Wait time from VAR1 step
to the start of the measurement: 0 to
65.535s with 100µs resolution
VAR2
Subordinate linear staircase or linear
pulsed sweep. After primary sweep is
completed, the VAR2 unit output is
incremented.
Maximum number of steps: 128
VAR1
Staircase or pulse sweep synchronized
with the VAR1 sweep. Sweep is made
with a user specified ratio and offset
value. VAR1 output is calculated as
VAR1 = a ´ VAR1 + b, where “a” is the
user specified ratio and “b” is the user
specified offset value.
CONSTANT
A source unit can be set as a constant
voltage or current source depending on
the unit.
PULSE
One of the SMUs can be set as a pulse
source.
Pulse width: 0.5ms to 100ms, 100µs
resolution.
Pulse period: 5ms to 1s (³pulse width +
4ms), 100µs resolution.
SMU pulse setting accuracy (supple-
mental information, at fixed range
measurement except multichannel
measurement):
Width: 0.5% + 50µs
Period: 0.5% + 100µs
Trigger output delay for pulsed
measurement: 0 - 32.7ms with 100µs
resolution (< pulse width).
Sampling (Time Domain)
Measurement Characteristics
Displays the time sampled voltage/
current data versus time.
Max. sampling points: 10,001 (linear)
Sampling mode: linear, log, and
thinned-out
Note: The thinned-out mode is similar to
reverse-log sampling. Sampling measurement
continues by thinning out older data until the
sampling completion condition is satisfied.
Sampling interval range and resolution:
Linear scale (auto mode):
60µs to 480µs range: 20µs resolution
480µs to 1s range: 80µs resolution
1s to 65.535s range: 2ms resolution
Linear scale (no limit mode), log
scale, and thinned-out modes:
560µs (720µs at thinned-out mode)
to 1s range: 80µs resolution
1s to 65.535s range: 2ms resolution
Note: The following conditions must be set when
initial interval is less than 2ms.
•
Number of measurement channels: 1
•
Measurement ranging: fixed range
•
Stop condition: disable
Hold time:
Initial wait time: 0.03s to 655.35s,
100µs resolution
Sampling measurement stop condition:
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