Effect of a local ground and probe radiation on the microwave characterization of integrated inductors

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2240-2247

  Rejaei, Behzad ^b   Akhnoukh, Atef ^b   Spirito, Marco ^a,c   Hayden, Leonard ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b Department of Microelectronics   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Cascade Microtech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric currents; Deembedding; Integrated inductor; Microwave measurement; RF probe

Indexed keywords

COAXIAL CABLES; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE DEVICES;

ASYMMETRIC CURRENTS; DEEMBEDDING; INTEGRATED INDUCTORS; MICROWAVE ENERGY; RF PROBES;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 35348828770     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.906469     Document Type: Article

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