Title :
A burnout criterion for Schottky-barrier mixer diodes
Author :
Anand, Yoginder ; Howell, C.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Associates, Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A 3-dB degradation in noise figure usually constitutes the "failure" criteria for microwave diode burnout measurements. Schottky-barrier and point-contact diodes, while satisfying this requirement, were found to deteriorate in 1/f and reverse breakdown voltage at lower power levels. Schottky-barrier diodes with large reverse breakdown voltage exhibited high burnout resistance.
Keywords :
Degradation; Noise figure; Schottky diodes;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1968.6817
