• DocumentCode
    3195425
  • Title

    A 40 to 50 GHz HEMT test fixture

  • Author

    Prabhu, Akshata ; Erickson, Nicholas

  • Author_Institution
    Five Coll. Radio Astron. Obs., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    16-20 May 1995
  • Firstpage
    427
  • Abstract
    A probe station has been built in the 40 to 50 GHz band to accurately measure the noise and S-parameters of MM-wave HEMT´s. The probe impedances are close to the optimum terminating impedance of the HEMT and have very low loss. This in turn is expected to enhance the accuracy of the measured noise and S-parameters. A TRL calibration using microcoax lines is being investigated. The fixture and the calibration procedure are described.<>
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; calibration; electric noise measurement; high electron mobility transistors; millimetre wave field effect transistors; millimetre wave measurement; probes; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor device testing; test equipment; 40 to 50 GHz; EHF; HEMT test fixture; MM-wave HEMT; S-parameters; TRL calibration; microcoax lines; noise measurement; probe station; Circuit testing; Coaxial components; Conductors; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fixtures; HEMTs; Impedance; Noise measurement; Probes; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2581-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1995.405954
  • Filename
    405954