• DocumentCode
    1448176
  • Title

    Improved impedance-pattern generation for automatic noise-parameter determination

  • Author

    Van den Bosch, S. ; Martens, Luc

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1673
  • Lastpage
    1678
  • Abstract
    The correlation between the impedance pattern for automatic noise-parameter determination and the accuracy of extracted parameters is investigated using a statistical approach. Selection criteria for near-optimal patterns are given, and a new method is proposed for automatic generation of these patterns. Simulations prove this method outperforms others using random or cross-shaped patterns
  • Keywords
    automatic testing; electric impedance; electric noise measurement; measurement theory; statistical analysis; automatic noise-parameter determination; extracted parameter accuracy; impedance-pattern generation; near-optimal patterns; selection criteria; statistical approach; Equations; Geometry; Impedance measurement; Information technology; Mechanical variables measurement; Noise figure; Noise generators; Noise measurement; Solid modeling; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.734556
  • Filename
    734556