Study of microstrip mode in RF on-wafer probes

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-328

  Safwat, Amr M E ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Microstrip mode; On wafer probes

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATTENUATION; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

MICROSTRIP MODES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; ON-WAFER PROBES; SIMULATION SOFTWARE;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 19944366996     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20812     Document Type: Article

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