Rensselaer High Frequency Integrated Circuits (RHFIC)Laboratory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities

 

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Measurement equipment

 

·         Measurement capability that extends to 40GHz (Rohde & Schwarz FS300 Spectrum analyzer (3GHz), Agilent  E4407B spectrum analyzer (26.5GHz), Agilent E5062A network analyzer (3GHz), Agilent  8654A Signal generator (520MHz), Agilent 33120 Arbitrary wave form generator, noise sources, power sensors, power meter (Agilent E4419B), various power supplies and Agilent 8510B (40GHz) network analyzer as well as a newly purchased Agilent 8257D (20GHz) CW signal generator. Some of these equipments were donated by Agilent following a successful proposal to enhance RF circuits’ activities at RPI.

·         RF-1 CASCADE Probe station (GSG, SGS, GSGSG) probes operate up to 40GHz.

·         We are planning on purchasing E4438C vector signal generator and E5052A signal source analyzer

 

 

Software

 

·         CADENCE, SONNET, Agilent ADS, AWR Microwave Office for circuit and EM simulations.

 

Design Kits

 

·         IBM SiGe and CMOS technologies, TSMC (0.25μm CMOS), Jazz semiconductor (0.18μm CMOS), Austria Microsystems AMS (0.35μm SiGe), ST 90nm design kits.

 

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