Sunday, December 10, 2006
Power source stands the test of precision
The R6240A is a four-quadrant power source (+/-15V with +/-1(4)A), which is a cost-efficient solution for component and module tests.
Manufacturers of integrated circuits are faced with the challenge of packing more and more functionality into ever smaller components. This applies to microcontrollers, ASICs, RFIDs, and other SoC structures. For development purposes, it is essential that even the smallest currents are reproducible, and can be exactly generated and measured.
Available now from Rohde and Schwarz, the R6240A is a four-quadrant power source (+/-15V with +/-1(4)A), which is a cost-efficient solution for component and module tests.
The instrument features setting resolutions of up to 100uV/100nA and measurement resolutions up to 10uV/10nA.
To perform measurements on particularly sensitive components without cooling, the R6240A offers pulse and pulse sweep functions.
In the pulse mode, which minimises the heating of the DUTs, users can implement minimum pulsewidths of 500us with a resolution of 1us.
It is also possible to carry out tests stress-free on modules that have built-in backup batteries: various suspend voltages can be programmed to prevent backup batteries from being discharged.
Together with the integrated 5000-point trace and result memory as well as its extensive trigger capabilities, the R6240A provides a wide range of functions that allow high-speed testing of sophisticated electronics.
Manufacturers of integrated circuits are faced with the challenge of packing more and more functionality into ever smaller components. This applies to microcontrollers, ASICs, RFIDs, and other SoC structures. For development purposes, it is essential that even the smallest currents are reproducible, and can be exactly generated and measured.
Available now from Rohde and Schwarz, the R6240A is a four-quadrant power source (+/-15V with +/-1(4)A), which is a cost-efficient solution for component and module tests.
The instrument features setting resolutions of up to 100uV/100nA and measurement resolutions up to 10uV/10nA.
To perform measurements on particularly sensitive components without cooling, the R6240A offers pulse and pulse sweep functions.
In the pulse mode, which minimises the heating of the DUTs, users can implement minimum pulsewidths of 500us with a resolution of 1us.
It is also possible to carry out tests stress-free on modules that have built-in backup batteries: various suspend voltages can be programmed to prevent backup batteries from being discharged.
Together with the integrated 5000-point trace and result memory as well as its extensive trigger capabilities, the R6240A provides a wide range of functions that allow high-speed testing of sophisticated electronics.
# posted by Swathi @ 1:46 AM 
