• DocumentCode
    2211902
  • Title

    Frequency characterization of a 2.4 GHz CMOS LNA by thermal measurements

  • Author

    Mateo, Diego ; Altet, Josep ; Aldrete-Vidrio, Eduardo ; González, José Luis

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    11-13 June 2006
  • Lastpage
    517
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a technique to obtain electrical characteristics of analog and RF circuits, based on measuring temperature at the silicon surface close to the circuit under test. Experimental results validate the feasibility of the technique. Simulated results show how this technique can be used to measure the bandwidth and central frequency of a 2.4 GHz low noise amplifier (LNA) designed in a 0.35 microns standard CMOS technology
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; integrated circuit testing; low noise amplifiers; 0.35 microns; 2.4 GHz; CMOS LNA; RF characterization; electrical characteristics; frequency characterization; low noise amplifier; thermal testing; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electric variables; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Noise measurement; Radio frequency; Silicon; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2006 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9572-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RFIC.2006.1651204
  • Filename
    1651204