Title : 
" A Microstrip Chip Carrier and Insert for the Transistor Test Fixture"
         
        
            Author : 
Simpson, Gary R. ; Lane, Richard Q.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Maury Microwave Corporation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A microstrip insert is being developed for the Transistor Test Fixture (TTF) to provide accurate and convenient measurement of chip transistors up to 18 GHz. Chips are mounted on drop-in microstrip carriers. Calibration is done at a microstrip reference plane using drop-in calibration standards. This paper is a progress report and will discuss methods of calibration, actual measured data on chip transistors, and some pitfalls and their solutions.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Calibration; Coaxial components; Conductors; Dielectric substrates; Fixtures; Microstrip; Microwave transistors; Packaging; Semiconductor device measurement; Testing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
ARFTG Conference Digest-Spring, 25th ARFTG
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
St. Louis, MO, USA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-5686-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ARFTG.1985.323626