• DocumentCode
    1372148
  • Title

    Limitations on the extraction of loss tangent from submicron transmission line test structures

  • Author

    Friar, Robert J. ; Neikirk, Dean P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    393
  • Lastpage
    397
  • Abstract
    When two-port S-parameters are used to characterize microstrip transmission line test structures, finite phase measurement precision, small reference plane offsets, and signals below the measurement threshold can significantly limit the ability to extract loss tangent from transmission lines with finite series resistance. By considering these errors, it is possible to select test structure geometries that minimize the impact of these errors
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; dielectric loss measurement; measurement errors; microstrip lines; microwave measurement; dielectric loss tangent; measurement errors; microstrip transmission line; parameter extraction; test structure; two-port S-parameters; Circuit testing; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric measurements; Frequency; Geometry; Materials testing; Microstrip; Propagation losses; Transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1521-3323
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6040.861552
  • Filename
    861552