Keithley Instruments recently made a generous donation of sixteen of their model 2400 SourceMeters to the EE department at the beginning of the 2003 winter quarter. According to professor David Braun, ?Such meters come in quite handy, and we have started using them in the EE 248, EE 347, and EE 413 lab courses during Winter quarter. Other courses will also likely make use of these test items in subsequent quarters.?

A SourceMeter operates either as a DC voltage source while metering the current it supplies, or it operates as a DC current source while metering the voltage, Dr. Braun explained. Kiethley Instruments adds that it's well-suited for testing a wide range of devices, including diodes, resistors, resistor networks, active circuit protection devices, and portable battery-powered devices and components.

Keithley Instruments was founded in 1946 by Joseph F. Keithley and is known for quality measurement instruments and data acquisition products for the electronics industry.

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