Agilent Ultra Low Current
Measurement Equipment
Selection Guide
Agilent’s stellar lineup of measurement equipment,
from nanotechnology to high-power
The best-suited equipment for your effective use
Nanoscale devices require both lower signal levels and lower power levels for proper operation. In order to characterize these devices and
the semiconductor processes on which they are made, it is essential to be able to make accurate low-level current measurements. Agilent’ s
multimeters, source/measure units (SMUs) and power analyzers provide subtle solutions to the needs. Poor choice of tools, however, is still a
persistent problem, and an unwitting mistake in current measurement fails to yield anticipated results.
This guide helps you make the right choice of ultra low current measurement equipment from our strong lineup to maximize the effects of
the product.
Single-channel accurate low current measurement
IV characterization SMU
34410A/11A
6½ Digit Digital Multimeter
U2322A/23A
USB Modular Source/Measure Unit
3458A
8½ Digit Digital Multimeter
B2900A Series
Precision Source/Measure Unit
4339B
High-Resistance Meter
B1500A
Semiconductor Device Analyzer
Industry-standard general bench-top digital multimeter
Capable of measurements of currents from 100 pA to 3 A
Renowned as the best-in-industry digital multimeter
High-resolution measurements of currents from 1 pA to 1 A
Superior high-resolution 10 nV voltage measurements
Supports high-resistance measurements, 103 ohm to 1.6 x
1016 ohm
Surface resistance and volume resistance measurements
also available
Capable of measurements of currents from 10 fA to 100 µA
Prominent power evaluation
N6705B
DC Power Analyzer
All-in-one DC power analyzer housing the power
source, digital multimeter, oscilloscope, arbitrary
function generator and data logger
Cost-effective 3-channel SMU
Capable of measurements of currents from 100 pA
to 120 mA
High-performance SMU with 1- or 2-channel configuration
Capable of measurements of currents from 10 fA to 10 A
Suitable for versatile application with the wide coverage of
210 V and 3 A DC/10 A pulse
Single-box solution for current/voltage (IV), capacitance/
voltage (CV), pulse generation, fast IV, and time-domain
measurements
Supports current-voltage (IV) measurement to 0.1 fA and
0.5 µV
Wide IV sourcing range, from high-power to low current characterization
B1505A
Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer
All-in-one module type instrument designed for high
power devices up to 10 kV/1500 A, performing a double
function of curve tracer and semiconductor parameter
analyzer
Ultra low current measurement equipment lineup
Product model
B2901A/2A
B2911A/12A
B1500A
B1505A
Product name
Precision Source/
Measure Unit
Precision Source/
Measure Unit
Semiconductor
Device Analyzer
Power Device Analyzer/
Curve Tracer
SMU
SMU
SMU
SMU
100 nA–10 A
100 fA
10 nA–10 A
10 fA
—
1 pA–1 A
0.1 fA
—
1 nA–1500 A
10 fA
+/- (0.06 % of rdg + 100 pA)
+/- (0.10 % of rdg + 50 pA)
+/- (0.9 % of rdg + 15 fA)
1 ch/2 ch
1 ch/2 ch
Expandable (10 slots)
+/- (0.1 % of rdg + 300 fA
+ 1 fA x force voltage)
Expandable (10 slots)
Product picture
Measurement type
Voltage Force/Current Measure
Current measurement (floating)
Current measurement range
Minimum current resolution
Minimum current
measurement accuracy
Number of channels
Product model
Product name
34410A/11A
3458A
4339B
N6705B (N6784A)
U2722A/23A
Digital Multimeter
8½ Digit Digital Multimeter
High-Resistance Meter
DC Power Analyzer
USB Modular Source/
Measure Unit
Ammeter
—
Ammeter
—
Ammeter
SMU
SMU
100 µA–3 A
100 pA
100 nA–1 A
1 pA
—
100 pA–100 µA
10 fA
—
10 µA–3 A
100 pA
—
1 µA–120 mA
100 pA
+/- (0.05 % of rdg +
0.025 % of range)
+/- (30 ppm of rdg +
400 ppm of range)
+/- ((2.57 + (6E -12/ measuring
current source)) % of rdg)
+/- (0.025 % of rdg
+ 8 nA)
+/- (0.085 % of rdg
+ 0.85 nA)
1 ch
1 ch
1 ch
1 ch
3 ch
Product picture
Measurement type
Voltage Force/Current Measure
Current measurement (floating)
Current measurement range
Minimum current resolution
Minimum current
measurement accuracy
Number of channels
Difference between source measure unit (SMU) and ammeter
Source Measure (or Monitor) Unit, referred to as SMU,
General SMU structure
is a DC power source that enables force and measurement
of voltage and current.
Key features include:
- High-accuracy, low-noise voltage and current output
- Ultra low current measurement capabilities
- 4-quadrant (at least 2-quadrant) measurement capabilities
An ammeter is only capable of measurements.
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Published in USA, January 28, 2013
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