Tektronix 371B for Rent, Programmable High Power Curve Tracer

Product Highlights

The Tektronix 371B Curve Tracer the is used for testing a wide variety of power semiconductors. The 371B, the industry leader in high-power curve tracers, performs DC parametric characterization on a wide variety of power semiconductors including thyristors, SCRs, IGBTs and power MOSFETs. The high voltage collector mode permits testing the Off-characteristics of a device up to 3,000 volts. The pulsed high current collector mode provides output current pulses greater than 400 amps peak for testing On-characteristics. It also permits high power testing up to 3,000 watts.

Interactive control of the Tektronix 371B measurements is accomplished from the full-featured front panel or over the GPIB. Every operating parameter can be controlled using the GPIB controller. Tektronix 371B Series LabView drivers are available at the Tektronix.com web site. These drivers have many of the building blocks to create a custom measurement solution.

Up to 80 digitized characteristic curves can be stored on a diskette or in internal non-volatile memory and recalled at the touch of a button. A live curve can then be compared with a previously stored curve to assess temperature drift or other changes in operating parameters. To help identify the data, up to 24 characters of text may be used to label or annotate the curve data. Operating parameters can be adjusted, stored and recalled using several storage methods including the system memory, the built-in 1.44 MB floppy drive, or sent externally via the GPIB controller.

The Tektronix 371B provides three cursor measurement modes. The dot cursor provides direct screen readout of voltage, current, gm or DC beta at any point. The window cursor can be positioned between two curves to measure small signal beta or gm and can also be used for visual go/no-go tests. The function line cursor provides screen readout of a slope or intercept value.

A test fixture is a standard accessory that provides safe device enclosure to ensure operator protection during measurements. The test fixture accommodates standard adapters with Kelvin sensing.

• High Precision Measurements of Semiconductor Devices
• High Voltage and Current Sourcing (Up to 3,000 V or 400 A)
• Built-in Cursor Measurements - Dot, Window and Function Line
• Waveform Comparison and Averaging Kelvin Sense Measurements
• Fully Programmable
• 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Stores Setup and Bitmap of Curves
• Direct Hardcopy with Third-party Printer