33250 A Arbitrary Waveform

The Keysight 33250A is a function/arbitrary waveform generator. The Keysight 33250A provides sine and square wave outputs to 80 MHz, pulse waveforms to 50 MHz, and arbitrary waveform generation with 12-bit resolution, 64K-point memory depth, and a 200 MSa/s sample rate. The Keysight 33250A was discontinued on December 1, 2016, and the last order date was November 30, 2016.^[1][5]

The Keysight 33250A uses direct digital-synthesis techniques to create its output waveforms. The Keysight 33250A offers standard waveforms including sine, square, pulse, ramp, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise, exponential fall, cardiac, and DC volts. The Keysight 33250A can store up to four 64K-deep arbitrary waveforms in non-volatile memory. The Keysight 33250A includes AM, FM, and FSK capabilities, and both GPIB and RS-232 interfaces are standard with SCPI command support. The Keysight 33250A also provides an external clock reference input/output for synchronization and phase adjustment.^[1][5]

Lab and support instruments of this kind sit outside the direct wafer process sequence. A waveform generator is typically used in engineering labs, maintenance areas, electronics benches, and system integration work where electrical stimulus is needed before, beside, or after process tools are operated.

A waveform generator in semiconductor operations commonly supports setup and verification of sensors, actuators, control electronics, data-acquisition paths, interlocks, and communications interfaces associated with production equipment. A waveform generator can also support board-level debug and functional checks for assemblies used in metrology, motion control, RF subsystems, and general instrumentation.

The Keysight 33250A supports pulse generation up to 50 MHz. The Keysight 33250A supports arbitrary waveform creation, editing, and download through IntuiLink software. The Keysight 33250A supports burst operation, linear or logarithmic sweeps, and programmable triggering. The Keysight 33250A provides front-panel entry of amplitude and offset values in Vpp, Vrms, dBm, or high and low levels.^[1][5]