178

The Tektronix 178 Linear IC Test Fixture is a plug-in fixture module for the 577 curve tracer, designed for testing opamps and voltage regulators.

Tektronix 178

Linear IC test fixture

Compatible with 577

Produced from (?) to (?)

Manuals

Tektronix 178 Operator's Manual, 1977 version (13 MB)
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual, 1983 version (with schematics, 11 MB)
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual 070-1474-00
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual (with schematics, 21 MB)]
013-0149-01 Standard Op Amp Card Manual (OCR)
013-0149-02 Standard Op Amp Card Manual (OCR)
Tektronix 178 Opamp Measurement Setup (OCR)
Operating the 577 with a 178 Linear IC Test Fixture (OCR)
Tektronix Three-Terminal Regulator Test Unit 013-0147-00 and 013-0148-00 Manual

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

Measurements made with the 178 are done with the device under test operating closed-loop, in contrast to most other curve tracer measurements in which the device under test operates open-loop.

Links

013-0155-00

Documents Referencing 178

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1972 V4 N6 Nov 1972.pdf	Article	Progress in Semiconductor Testing	Jack Millay	1972	577 • 177 • 178
Tekscope 1972 V4 N6 Nov 1972.pdf	Article	Linear IC Testing Comes to the Curve Tracer	Om Agrawal	1972	577 • 178
Tekscope 1974 V6 N4.pdf	Article	Opamp Bandwidth Approximations ... using the 577/178 Curve Tracer		1974	577 • 178
Tekscope 1977 V9 N1.pdf	Article	Testing Three-Terminal Regulators with a Curve Tracer	Ralph Livermore	1977	577 • 178
48W-3346-3.pdf	Brochure	Making the Correct Semiconductor Measurements Time After Time		1982	576 • 172 • 176 • 577 • 178 • 5CT1N • 7CT1N
48w-5764.pdf	Brochure	Features Comparison of Tektronix Curve Tracers Versus HP4145A Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer (Tek internal)	Laurie Lawrence	1984	576 • 577 • 176 • 177 • 178

Documents Referencing Curve tracers

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
062-1009-00.pdf	Book	Measurement Concepts: Semiconductor Device Measurements	John Mulvey	1969	Curve tracers • Tunnel diodes
Tekscope 1969 V1 N1 Feb 1969.pdf	Article	Curve Tracing Displays		1969	Curve tracers • 576
Tekscope 1969 V1 N5 Oct 1969.pdf	Article	Troubleshooting the Sweep Ciruits	Charles Phillips	1969	575 • 576 • Curve tracers
Tekscope 1972 V4 N3 May 1972.pdf	Article	Semiautomatic Testing with the Curve Tracer	Jack Millay	1972	576 • 172 • Curve tracers
Tektronix Curve Tracers - Device Testing Techniques.pdf	Book	Tektronix Curve Tracers - Device Testing Techniques		1985	Curve tracers • Tunnel diodes

Pictures

178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
Negative Regulator Unit
Negative Regulator Unit
Positive Regulator Unit
Positive Regulator Unit