AWG-4000 Pulse Pattern Generator for Semiconductor Parametric Characterization

AWG-4000 Series Serial Data Pattern Generator (SPG) is a true Pulse Pattern Generator and it’s really useful to characterize standard logic gates and other generic digital systems. This Pulse Pattern Generator instrument simplifies the multilevel pulse generation thanks to its features, that combine the pulse and edge shaping with the ability to reproduce a multilevel programmed pattern. Considering the amplitude of 12 Vpp into 50 Ohm (24 Vpp into open) joined to an analog shift of ±6 V into 50 Ohm (±12 V into open) and the maximum symbol rate of 300 Mega-Symbols per second, this instrument finds application also as a replacement of discontinued products like the Agilent 81110A series.

Up to 4 logic levels

For each channel it is possible to define up to 4 independent voltage levels to emulate, in addition to logic ‘0’ and ‘1’, a tristate buffer or a weak ‘0’ signal when a bus is not driven.

Edge Definition

The shape of each transition between the levels can be arbitrarly defined by the user. You can use this feature to shape the edge as RC transient or to add a positive overshoot. The 14 bit DAC
resolution and the 318 MHz analog bandwidth provides you an excellent signal fidelity.

Amplitude

The AT-AWG-4018 Serial Data Pattern Generator can reach up to 12 Vpp amplitude into 50 Ohm (24 Vpp into open); furthmore it is available a programmable hardware offset (called baseline offset) that allows shifting the voltage window of ±6 V into 50 Ohm (±12 V into open). In this way by using the baseline offset, the instrument can generate a 0 – 12 V signal into 50 Ohm (0 –
24 V into open).

Multi-Instrument synchronization: up to 32 channels Pulse Pattern Generator for Semiconductor Parametric Characterization

Each unit has 8 independent analog channels and it is possible to synchronize up to 4 units to build a 32-channels system.

Fine time resolution

Thanks to advanced signal processing, the skew between the channels can be controlled with a resolution in the order of 1 ps.

Intuitive User Interface

The user interface allows you to easily program the instrument, using the touch screen and the physical keyboard. If you need to integrate the instrument into an automatic testbench, the AWG-4000 Series Data Pattern Generator can be controlled via SCPI commands.

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or take a look at demo video below.

Ferrara – Italy, May-28, 2021