Electronic Design

RF Power Ampli?er Testing

A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.
Electronic Design

Rating Power Amplifiers for RF Immunity Testing

Over the years, tutorials have appeared in EMC journals explaining how to estimate the power required from a power amplifier intended for use in an RF immunity test system. Little material, if any, ...
EDN

RF device reliability testing takes center stage

http://www.maxwell.comSystem reliability concerns are imperative to the implementation of today's broadband wireless infrastructure. Wireless networks require new ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Revising 5G RF Calibration Procedures For RF IC Production Testing

Modern radio frequency (RF) components introduce many challenges to outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) suppliers whose objective is to ensure products are assembled and tested to meet ...
EDN

Keithley bundles RF and DC parametric testing for wafers with high-speed ICs

Keithley Instruments Inc has announced availability of a single-insertion RF and DC parametric test solution for probing wafers of processed communications and high-speed digital devices The S400DC/RF ...
Design And Reuse

Energy-efficient RF power modules developed using SOI technology

As part of the BEYOND5 project, CEA-Leti was responsible for developing a RF power module (FEM) combining three essential RF functions: a power amplifier (PA), which amplifies transmitted signals; a ...