The Vector Network Analyzer - an essential tool in modern ate measurements

Author

Estrada, Anthony

Author_Institution

AE Syst., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

12-15 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

21

Abstract

The Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) is a modern piece of test gear that was once relegated to specialized measurements in the RF lab. The instrument was large, expensive, and primarily used by the designers of the lower level RF modules. It really didn´t offer a reasonable performance advantage that would justify the increased cost to have it added to the standard ATE system. Older VNAs were often delicate and larger than the balance of the RF test gear.

Keywords

automatic test equipment; calibration; gain measurement; loss measurement; network analysers; radio receivers; reliability; DUT gain measurement; DUT load impedance; DUT loss measurement; DUT source impedance; RF lab measurement; RF modules; RF receiver techniques; RF source; RF test gear; RF test suite; SNA; VNA; calibration; device under test; legacy ATE hardware; measurement flexibility; modern ATE measurement; nonlinear performance model; reliability; scalar network analyzer; synthetic instrument; vector network analyzer; Band pass filters; Frequency measurement; Loss measurement; Power cables; Radio frequency; Reflection; Transmission line measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON, 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

1088-7725

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9362-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2011.6058735

Filename

6058735