Microwaves & RF

RF Power MOSFETs Get Put to the VSWR Test

To ensure proper operation under a variety of real-world conditions, RF power MOSFETs can undergo voltage-standing-wave-ratio (VSWR) testing to reveal considerable details about their failure modes.
Electropages

Connector testing techniques ensure reliability and performance

An important way it meets and exceeds these expectations is through a variety of connector testing techniques to ensure ...
IEEE

VSWR testing of RF-power GaN transistors

Abstract: A novel procedure for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) ruggedness testing of GaN-HEMTs is described. In the test the transistor is exposed to an increasing level of VSWR stress and an ...
GlobalSpec

The value of testing with mismatch terminations

Mismatch loads can be used to test amplifiers and help characterize their performance under conditions that might occur in the field. To do so, a mismatch load (or mismatch termination) is used to ...
Microwaves & RF

RF Power MOSFETs Get Put to the VSWR Test (.PDF download)

To ensure proper operation under a variety of real-world conditions, RF power MOSFETs can undergo voltage-standing-wave-ratio (VSWR) testing to reveal considerable details about their failure modes ...
RF Globalnet

Using A Programmable Microwave Tuner For Custom Amplifier And RFID Testing

Testing of microwave devices and assemblies has traditionally been performed under matched conditions, and most of the specifications were defined for a quite narrow VSWR range, since isolators were ...