(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- Keithley Instruments Inc., a global leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has published an electronic handbook titled Making Precision Low Voltage and Low Resistance Measurements. The handbook, which offers instant online access to a wide range of Keithley application notes, white papers, webinars, and many other references, was developed to help readers solve today’s toughest low-level measurement challenges. It can be downloaded at no charge from Keithley’s website.

A number of topics related to low-voltage measurements are addressed in the handbook:
• Offset voltages
• Noise
• Common-mode current and reversal errors

Low resistance measurement topics covered include:
• Lead resistance and the four-wire method
• Thermoelectric electromotive forces (EMFs) and offset compensation methods
• Non-ohmic contacts
• Device heating
• Dry circuit testing
• Testing inductive devices

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