An introduction to RF testing: device, method and system

Abstract

Wireless technologies like cellular phones, pagers, cordless phones, RF identification devices (RFID) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) of today are required to be convenient and affordable. For this reason radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs) are developed and tested which meet the cost and function demands of the consumer. In this tutorial RF measurements are introduced in three parts: RF devices, measurement types and measurement systems. Since some of the developments of mixed signal analogue testing may be of great importance in this area of testing, they are also taken into account.