• DocumentCode
    1644618
  • Title

    Application of on-wafer calibration techniques for advanced high-speed BiCMOS technology

  • Author

    Rumiantsev, A. ; Sakalas, P. ; Pourchon, F. ; Chevalier, P. ; Derrier, N. ; Schroter, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Cascade Microtech Dresden GmbH, Sacka, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    98
  • Lastpage
    101
  • Abstract
    On-wafer RF calibration methods are compared to the conventional Impedance Standard Substrate (ISS) calibration combined with a dummies de-embedding approach for transistors of an advanced BiCMOS process. We discuss the design of customized calibration standards addressing specifics of the silicon BiCMOS process. Our results show that on-wafer calibration methods are the most suitable approaches for accurate characterization of sub-THz SiGe HBT´s.
  • Keywords
    electric breakdown; heterojunction bipolar transistors; silicon-on-insulator; DC current gain; bipolar transistors; breakdown characteristics; breakdown voltage; temperature dependence; temperature interaction; Calibration; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Microwave measurements; Silicon; Transistors; BiCMOS process technology; RF circuits; S-parameters; Silicon-germanium HBT; calibration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • ISSN
    1088-9299
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8578-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BIPOL.2010.5667929
  • Filename
    5667929