Instrumentation for Temperature-Dependent Impedance Measurement of Broadband Devices and Circuits

Abstract

This project will establish a new state-of-the-art system for broadband (20 Hz-70 GHz) on-wafer impedance characterization with integral variable temperature and high voltage biasing capability. The ability to carry out impedance and network analysis simultaneously over a wide range of frequencies, temperatures, and DC bias levels make the proposed system unique relative to existing capabilities. The proposed instrumentation will greatly enhance the measurement capabilities at UCSB and enable crucial advances in many ongoing DoD-funded research projects, including specifically two ARO-sponsored projects in the area of tunable RF devices using MBE-grown complex oxides, and the investigation of Dirac semimetals using MBE-grown cadmium arsenide. The proposed system will be constructed from a number of commercial off-the-shelf instrument, combined with some existing equipment already in place at UC Santa Barbara

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2018
Source ID
W911NF1710239

Entities

People

  • Robert York

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • United States Army
  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Semiconductor Device Technology