Agilent DC power supplies

Agilent has introduced two modules for its N6700 modular power system family that deliver quick and accurate measurements of microamp current for a device under test (DUT).

For R&D engineers designing integrated circuits and electronic devices that run on batteries, these power supplies measure current consumption and its effect on battery run time.

When used in automatic test equipment systems, they give engineers accurate measurement of microamp currents in milliseconds.

The family has fast transient response at high currents and is capable of fast, accurate, low-level current measurements. The supplies can make small current measurements faster because they do not need to wait for large internal capacitors to charge and signals to settle.

The design does not induce voltage disturbances (glitches), making it easier to apply and safe for the DUT. This is available as option 1UA to the N6760 precision DC power modules that allows microampere current measurements to be made in a few milliseconds with only 100 nA of offset error, while still meeting transient response time of less than 50 µs for currents of 2 A.