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Accurate Characteristic Impedance Measurement on Silicon

Published

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams, Uwe Arz, Hartmut Grabinski

Abstract

This paper presents a new method that accurately determines the characteristic impedance of planar transmission lines printed on lossy dielectrics even when contact-pad capacitance and conductance are large. We demonstrate the method on a coplanar waveguide fabricated on fused silica and a microstrip line fabricated on a highly conductive silicon substrate.
Proceedings Title
Tech. Dig., IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
Volume
3
Conference Dates
June 7-12, 1998
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD

Citation

Williams, D. , Arz, U. and Grabinski, H. (1998), Accurate Characteristic Impedance Measurement on Silicon, Tech. Dig., IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.1998.700955 (Accessed April 18, 2024)
Created June 1, 1998, Updated November 10, 2018