Patent classifications
G01R31/3191
ENHANCING SPECTRAL PURITY IN HIGH-SPEED TESTING
A technique for testing an electronic UUT by a test apparatus includes obtaining multiple DFTs of a test signal received from the UUT with the test apparatus configured differently for obtaining each DFT. The resulting DFTs include both valid content representing the test signal and invalid content introduced by the test apparatus. The improved technique suppresses the invalid content by generating a corrected DFT, which provides minimum magnitude values for corresponding frequencies relative to the test signal across the multiple DFTs.
Test apparatus, test method, calibration device, and calibration method
Provided is a test apparatus including an optical test signal generating section that generates an optical test signal; an optical signal supplying section that supplies the optical test signal to a device under test that is a testing target among a plurality of the devices under test; a first optical switch section that selects, from among optical signals output by the plurality of devices under test, the optical signal output by the device under test that is the testing target; and an optical signal receiving section that receives the selected optical signal.
Systems and methods mitigating temperature dependence of circuitry in electronic devices
Methods and systems for compensating for temperature variation in the performance of electronic circuits and systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems are configured to store compensation parameters determined in calibration, where the compensation parameters are used by the systems to modify performance. In some embodiments, the systems are part of an automatic test equipment (ATE) system.
MULTIPLEXER-ENABLED CABLES AND TEST FIXTURES
A calibrated test and measurement cable for connecting one or more devices under test and a test and measurement instrument, including a first port structured to electrically connect to a first signal lane, a second port structured to electrically connect to a second signal lane, a third port structured to electrically connect to a test and measurement instrument, and a multiplexer configured to switch between electrically connecting the first port to the third port and connected the second port to the third port. The first and second signal lanes can be included on the same device under test or different devices under test. An input can receive instructions to operate the multiplexer.
Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon
Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) to provide a predetermined amount of current for each pulse of the stimulus signal. Providing the predetermined amount of current, close thereto, increases the effectiveness of the stimulus signal in impeding locomotion of a human or animal target. The calibration process enables a CEW to calibrate the amount of charge in a pulse of the stimulus signal in the environmental conditions where the tester operates and also in the field where the environmental conditions may be different from the environmental conditions during calibration.
TEST EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A TEST EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
A test equipment has a signal input/signal output and a use-site calibration unit for determining a user-site compensation function. The user-site compensation function has a compensation magnitude function and a compensation Hilbert phase function. The calibration unit has a level meter and a calculator. The level meter is configured to measure a magnitude characteristic of the electrical signal, the magnitude characteristic being the basis for the determination of the compensation Hilbert phase function. The calculator is configured to determine a Hilbert phase characteristic of the electrical signal based on a Hilbert transformation of a function dependent on the measured magnitude characteristic and to determine the compensation Hilbert phase function on the basis of the Hilbert phase characteristic.
TEST STANDARDS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE CALIBRATION OF A PROBE SYSTEM, AND PROBE SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THE TEST STANDARDS OR UTILIZE THE METHODS
Test standards and methods for impedance calibration of a probe system and probe systems that include the test standards and/or utilize the methods are disclosed herein. The test standards include at least one test structure. In some embodiments, the test standard further includes an alignment structure that is associated with the test structure. In some embodiments, the test standards include a plurality of test structures. In some embodiments, the plurality of test structures includes a thin film thru test structure and a thin film offset test structure. In some embodiments, the plurality of test structures is positioned to simultaneously contact a plurality of probe regions of a probe head. The methods include methods of calibrating a probe system.
SIGNAL CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL CALIBRATION DEVICE
A signal calibration circuit and a signal calibration method are provided. The signal calibration circuit includes: an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, coupled to an output terminal of the circuit to be tested, obtaining an analog signal output by the circuit to be tested and transforming the analog signal into a digital signal; a calibration signal generation circuit, generating a calibration signal, modifying the calibration signal according to a first signal, and outputting a modified calibration signal; and a calibration circuit, coupled to the analog-to-digital conversion circuit and the calibration signal generation circuit, obtaining the digital signal and the calibration signal, calibrating the digital signal according to the modified calibration signal and outputting a calibrated digital signal. The first signal is a predetermined signal or the calibrated digital signal output by the calibration circuit.
Method of determining correction function
A method includes setting a setting duty ratio of a pulse to a predefined first setting duty ratio, detecting a measured value of power of a microwave, and calculating an error of the measured value of the power with respect to the setting power level for each setting power level, calculating a correction value for the power for each setting power level on the basis of the error, and determining a first function indicating a relationship between the setting power level and the correction value by logarithmically approximating the relationship between the setting power level and the correction value, and determining the correction function indicating a relationship among the setting duty ratio, the setting power level, and the correction value by approximating the correction value defined by the first function, and the predefined correction value at a setting duty ratio of 100%, with a linear function.
Removing effects of instabilities of measurement system
A measurement system and a method of removing effects of instability of the measurement system while measuring at least one S-parameter of a device under test (DUT) are provided. The method includes initially determining a characteristic of the measurement system, including identifying a location of an instability in the time domain of the measurement system; determining a change of the characteristic of the measurement system while connected to the DUT; and compensating for the determined change of the characteristic of the measurement system while connected to the DUT by removing effects of the determined change on measurements of the at least one S-parameter of the DUT.