Preparation for Measurement

Selection of DUT and Test Fixture

The test fixtures are used to provide measurements that have high stability and repeatability. Keysight Technologies provides test fixtures for different sizes and types of SMDs (surface mounted devices) such as chip inductors and chip capacitors. The following test fixtures can be used with the E4991B:

This chapter describes measurement examples using a chip inductor of 1608 mm/0603 inches in size as the DUT and the 16197A as the test fixture.

Required Equipment

The measurement example here requires the following equipment.

E4991B Impedance Analyzer

Keysight 16197A single-sided electrode SMD test fixture

Measurement DUT: Chip inductor [1608 mm/0603 inches]

Connecting Test Head

Connect the test head to the E4991B. Be sure not to remove the four feet on the bottom of the E4991B when connecting the test head.

Do not connect the test fixtures to the test head at this point because calibration is performed on the DUT port (7-mm terminal) of the test head later.

Turning the Power ON

Press the power switch to turn ON the power to the E4991B. The E4991B performs a power-on self-test. When the self-test is completed, the splash screen followed by the measurement screen appears on the LCD.