Experimental characterization of packaged switch devices for RF and millimeter-Wave applications

International audienceIn this paper we present experimental characterization of packaged switch devices in terms of their RF attributes isolation, insertion loss, power consumption, and linearity. Packaging and Board assembly significantly reduce their RF and mm-Wave performances. A broadband experimental setup is developed for the qualification of packaged switch devices accounting for deembedding effects both with on-board/on-package and on-chip probing. Module-based switch devices have been measured then, plastic molding, Si cap, and bonding wires have been sequentially removed to investigate their influences. Different challenges with packaged switch devices are identified and effective solutions are proposed for their qualification. © 2016 IEEE

Experimental characterization of packaged switch devices for RF and millimeter-Wave applications

International audienceIn this paper we present experimental characterization of packaged switch devices in terms of their RF attributes isolation, insertion loss, power consumption, and linearity. Packaging and Board assembly significantly reduce their RF and mm-Wave performances. A broadband experimental setup is developed for the qualification of packaged switch devices accounting for deembedding effects both with on-board/on-package and on-chip probing. Module-based switch devices have been measured then, plastic molding, Si cap, and bonding wires have been sequentially removed to investigate their influences. Different challenges with packaged switch devices are identified and effective solutions are proposed for their qualification. © 2016 IEEE

Phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract from trunk of Rothmannia wittii (Craib) Bremek. (Rubiaceae) newly found in Vietnam

Rothmannia wittii, which is found in Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, Bung Rieng ward, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam, is a rare species of Rubiaceae family. The present study aimed to determine the phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of the R. wittii trunk. A total of 10 compounds were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (LC-MS), including 1) benzene, 1-(1,5-dimethyl-4- hexenyl)-4-methyl, 2) diphenylsulfone, 3) 6β-hydroxy-10-O-acetylgenipin, 4) cinnamyl-cinnamate, 5) genipin, 6) megastigmatrienone, 7) ethyl p-methoxy-trans-cinnamate, 8) rothalazepane, 9) 1,3,6-trimethylpyrano[2,3-d ]imidazole-2,5(1H,3H)-dione, and 10) shanzhiol. The extract also exhibited an antibacterial activity against six bacterial strains: Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis, as determined via disk diffusion agar method

Correlation Technologies for OTA Testing of mmWave Mobile Devices Using Energy Metrics

International audienceIn this paper, we introduce correlation technologies both at RF/mmWave and Base-Band frequencies. At RF and mmWave frequencies power-spectra and energy-spectra metrics are introduced for measuring the power-density of mobile devices and systems. The use of unified power-spectra and energy-spectra metrics leads to innovative Electromagnetic-Thermal sensing solutions for OTA-Testing. At Base-Band frequencies, DSP-based Convolutional-Accelerators are proposed for fast and accurate measurement of EVM (Error Vector Magnitude) using correlation technologies. New ASIC-embedded Smart-Connectors are developed for bringing correlation-based signal processing close to antenna-in-package (AiP) modules. Porting of the DSP-based Convolutional-Accelerators into advanced FD-SOI-ASIC platforms for co-integration with adaptive RF/mmWave FrontEnd-Modules will enable real-time extraction of auto-correlation and cross-correlation functions of stochastic signals for mobile devices and systems. Perspectives toward optically synchronized interferometric-correlation technologies are drawn for accurate measurements of stochastic EM fields in noisy environments