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This article proposes a novel impedance standard substrate, as known as calibration kit,
17 for the calibration using radio frequency (RF) and microwave probes, especially the through
18 substrate which is able to calibrate not only the conventional horizontal but also the vertical
19 interconnects on the basis of the short-open-load-through (SOLT) standardized calibration
20 approach. In the measurement of a vertical connection where the probing ports are located on the
21 opposite surfaces of devices, a location change or rotate with the probes is required after the
22 calibration based on the conventional coplanar kit which only allows the probing in the same
23 plane. The location change or rotation of the probes and corresponding connected cables
24 inevitably affects the precision of the calibration since the probes and cables are sensitive to the
25 surroundings. Our proposed calibration kit can overcome the aforementioned shortcomings, and
26 the comparison of calibrated results between conventional and proposed through impedance
27 standard substrate is demonstrated. Validation of the proposed kit based on the coplanar meander
28 lines and vertical couplings by via arrays is also discussed.
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Missouri University of Science and TechnologySubmitting Author's Country
- United States of America