DocumentCode
1282299
Title
Vector-voltage scanning force probe for noncontact MMIC measurement
Author
Bridges, G.E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Volume
35
Issue
20
fYear
1999
fDate
9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1724
Lastpage
1725
Abstract
A vector-voltage scanning force probe capable of noncontact high-frequency amplitude and phase measurement at internal points of MMICs is presented. Accurate localised measurements can be made without complex calibration or circuit depassivation. A probe with a 10 GHz bandwidth, <1 fF load and a submicrometre spatial resolution is demonstrated
Keywords
MMIC; atomic force microscopy; integrated circuit measurement; microwave measurement; phase measurement; 10 GHz; high-frequency amplitude measurement; high-frequency phase measurement; internal points; localised measurements; noncontact MMIC measurement; submicrometre spatial resolution; vector-voltage scanning force probe;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19991154
Filename
811144
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