National Instruments PXIe-4163 PXI Source Measure Unit

The PXIe-4163 (Part Number: 784483-01, 784483-02, 140185D-01L) SMU delivers expanded DC channel density for higher parallelism in multisite applications and lab-review estimation quality in a creation prepared frame factor. Specialists can exploit this mix to utilize a similar instrumentation in the validation lab and the production floor, which lessens challenges with estimation connection and abbreviates time to market. Part number 784483-01 is the version of the PXIe-4163 that has 100PA Precision SMU, while part number 784483-02 is the version with 10PA Precision SMU. 

Presented in 2014, the STS offers a fundamentally different way to deal with semiconductor creation test. It depends on the NI PXI platform that empowers engineers to fabricate smarter test systems. The PXI platforms incorporates 1 GHz-data transfer capacity vector signal transceivers, fA-class SMUs, TestStand industry-leading commercial off-the-shelf test management software and more than 600 PXI items extending from DC to mmWave.

NI engages specialists and researchers with a software-centric platform that incorporates hardware and an expansive environment. This demonstrated approach makes clients solidly responsible for characterizing what they need to quicken their framework configuration inside test, estimation, and control. NI's answer helps fabricate superior frameworks that surpass prerequisites, rapidly adjust to change, and eventually enhance the world. The device has an operating temperature of 0 °C to 55 °C.

The PXIe-4163 operates using the NI DCPower driver software which is compatible with application development environments such as LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI. The device can be configured using the Measurement & Explorer (MAX) tool.

The NI PXIe-4163 offers up to 24 channels in a single PXI Express slot, a voltage range of - 24 V to + 24 V for each channel, a current range of – 50 mA to + 50 mA, up to 100 mA source/sink per channel, 100 pA current affectability, up to 100 kS per second testing rate and refresh rate, SourceAdapt for limiting overshoot and motions, an intelligent design and debug software, and up to 408 high-exactness SMU channels in a single PXI chassis (4U of rack space). This SMU is completely supported in the STS including framework level cabling, alignment, and pin-mapping support. The device has a weight of 13.9 oz., with the dimensions: 0.8 x 5.1 x 8.5 in. It is equipped with a 62-pin connector. The PXIe-4163 has a recommended calibration interval of 1 year.