DocumentCode
1245463
Title
W-band MMIC characterization in an isothermal environment
Author
Wang, Huei ; Sayed, Mohamed
Author_Institution
Div. of Electron. Syst. & Technol., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
12
fYear
1995
fDate
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
429
Lastpage
431
Abstract
A W-band pulsed network analyzer has been developed to emulate an isothermal environment for on-wafer characterization of MMIC´s. Testing results of a W-band monolithic power amplifier with a dc power consumption of 728 mW show an increase of 0.9 dB for small signal gain at 94 GHz in the isothermal environment. The measurement system and the MMIC testing are described in this letter. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the on-wafer isothermal MMIC measurement at this frequency
Keywords
MMIC power amplifiers; integrated circuit testing; microwave measurement; network analysers; 728 mW; 94 GHz; DC power consumption; W-band MMIC testing; monolithic power amplifier; on-wafer isothermal measurement; pulsed network analyzer; small signal gain; Gallium arsenide; Isothermal processes; MMICs; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulsed power supplies; Semiconductor device measurement; Space vector pulse width modulation; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1051-8207
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/75.481850
Filename
481850
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