An Automated W-Band On-Wafer Noise Figure Measurement System
Journal
41st ARFTG Conference Digest - Spring 1993
Pages
48-56
Date Issued
1993
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper presents an automated W-band on-wafer noise figure measurement system. This measurement system utilizes W-band on-wafer probes for MMIC testing. W-band testing procedures, which formerly required assembling transitions and MMIC chips in waveguide test fixtures, have been greatly simplified. Hundreds of W-band monolithic low noise amplifiers have been tested on this measurement system for both noise figure and associated gain. The results are consistent with the in-fixture test data. This is the first demonstration of on-wafer noise figure test of MMIC at W-band frequency.
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Type
conference paper