Abstract

This paper documents the development, characterization, and application of a high-resolution thin-film magnetic-field probe. Probe diameter ranged from 5-μm to 100-μm. The 100-μm probe exhibits a 250-7μm improvement in spatial resolution compared to a conventional loop probe, measured at a height of 250 μm over differential traces with a 118-μm spacing. Electric field rejection was improved using shielding and using a 180-degree hybrid junction to separate common-mode (electric field) and differential-mode (primarily magnetic field) coupling. A network analyzer with narrow band filtering was used to detect the relatively weak signal from the probe and to allow detection of phase information. An application of the probe is demonstrated where the probe is used to identify the magnitude and phase of magnetic fields produced by currents in very closely-spaced IC package pins.

Meeting Name

IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC 2007 (2007: Jul. 9-13, Honolulu, HI)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Second Department

Materials Science and Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Probe Antennas; Scanning Antennas; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Thin film devices

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

1-4244-1349-4

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2158-110X

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2007 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2007

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