• DocumentCode
    1853229
  • Title

    Measuring the on wafer noise figure of a W-band LNA - an application

  • Author

    Burns, John Gregory ; Fudem, Howard ; Murphy, Michael R.

  • Author_Institution
    Northrop Grumman Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    38520
  • Abstract
    A method to measure the noise figure of a three stage W-band low noise amplifier (LNA) is described. Measurement results of noise figure and s-parameter gains are compared.
  • Keywords
    MMIC amplifiers; S-parameters; integrated circuit noise; microwave measurement; MMIC; W-band LNA; low noise amplifier; noise figure measurement; s-parameter gain; Equations; Gain measurement; Laboratories; Loss measurement; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Probes; Scattering parameters; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ARFTG Conference Digest, 2005. Spring 2005. 65th
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8858-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTGS.2005.1500566
  • Filename
    1500566