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Characteristic Impedance Measurement of Planar Transmission Lines
Published
Author(s)
Uwe Arz, Dylan Williams, Hartmut Grabinski
Abstract
In this paper we investigate a simple, robust and general method to determine the characteristic impedance of planar transmission lines based on calibration comparison. We apply the method to different types of planar transmission lines like CPW and microstrip on lossless substrates, and to lines on lossy silicon typical of high-speed interconnects including VLSI interconnects.
Arz, U.
, Williams, D.
and Grabinski, H.
(2002),
Characteristic Impedance Measurement of Planar Transmission Lines, 2002 URSI General Assembly, Maastricht, 1, NL, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=33080
(Accessed October 10, 2025)