| R&D and Quality Assurance | Manufacturing |
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| – Evaluate electronic components by impedance measurement | – Sort, perform final test of electronic components |
| User Needs: | User Needs: |
| – High accuracy and resolution – Ease of use and reliability |
– High accuracy and resolution – Fast measurement speed – Low cost |
Use the answers to choose the most suitable model from the table below.
| What do you plan to test? | |
| LCR components (inductors, capacitors and resistors) or L, C or Z of other devices |
Use the next question to help decide which LCR meter to recommend. |
| Materials measurements | The E4980BL/B offer dielectric and liquid materials measurements. Use N1500A-006 material measurement software suite. |
| Semiconductors | The E4980B has internal DC voltage bias for C-V measurements. |
| High-speed capacitance tests | The E4981B can make high-speed capacitor measurements. |
| What is the highest measurement frequency you need to measure? | |
| The measurements are made ≤ 2 MHz | The E4980BL/B provide the widest impedance measurement range and the best measurement accuracy. |
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The highest measurement frequency is above 2 MHz
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The E4982B can make accurate measurements up to 3 GHz.
The E4980B has internal DC voltage bias for C-V measurements.
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High-speed capacitance tests
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The E4981B can make high-speed capacitor measurements.
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| Model Number | ➤ Why buy? 1 Min Sell | Target or Primary Application | Impedance Range (@ 10% accuracy) | Frequency Range | Internal DC Bias |
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| E4980BL | – General-purpose LCR meter – Best combination of accuracy, speed and versatility for both high- and low-impedance measurements | – LCR components (including ceramic, electrolytic, film capacitors and/or inductors) – Materials – Semiconductors | 4 mΩ to 100 MΩ | 20 Hz to 300 kHz/ 500 kHz/1 MHz* | 1.5, 2 V |
| E4980B | – General-purpose LCR meter – Best combination of accuracy, speed and versatility for both high- and low-impedance measurements | – LCR components (including ceramic, electrolytic, film capacitors and/or inductors) – Materials – Semiconductors | 4 mΩ to 100 MΩ | 20 Hz to 2 MHz | 1.5, 2 V (Standard) ±40 V (Option 001) |
| E4982A | – High speed measurement – 0.8% basic accuracy with unparalleled measurement repeatability – Compatible SCPI commands and Handler interface with the 4287A | – Multi-layer ceramic capacitors | 140 mΩ to 4.8 kΩ | 1 MHz to 300 MHz/ 500 MHz/1 GHz/3 GHz | n/a |
| E4981B | – Ceramic capacitor testing for the production lines – Accurate C-D testing: 0.07%, 0.0005 – High speed measurement | 10 fF to 2 mF | 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz | n/a |