Confusion on Agilent and HP

[dilge]

So I'm trying to construct a program that works with HP 4155B Semiconductor Analyzer but the driver I found for the instrument is Agilent 415X and nothing else. Is this okay to use (cause I wont be able to test for some time), is HP now a part of Agilent??

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

Agilent is a spinoff of HP, specializing in instruments and such, so yes, they are the same.

[GerdW]

Hi dilge,

is HP now a part of Agilent??

No.

But read for yourself!

[Mancho00]

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@altenbach wrote:

Agilent is a spinoff of HP, specializing in instruments and such, so yes, they are the same.

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And Keysight is a spinoff of Agilent.  So we can all be thoroughly confused now.

[altenbach]

Maybe they should be giving out sticker sheets so you can add new logos to the instruments every couple of years 😄

[cstorey]

Funny you should say that...they do! 

I sent an instrument out for calibration and it came back with a new look.