Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Read out integrated circuit (ROIC) for rapid testing of functionality of phase-change material (PCM) radio frequency (RF) switches
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Application No.: US16543466Application Date: 2019-08-16
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Publication No.: US10862477B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: David J. Howard , Gregory P. Slovin , Nabil El-Hinnawy
- Applicant: Newport Fab, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Newport Beach
- Assignee: Newport Fab, LLC
- Current Assignee: Newport Fab, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Newport Beach
- Agency: Farjami & Farjami LLP
- Main IPC: H03K17/18
- IPC: H03K17/18 ; H01L45/00 ; G01R31/327

Abstract:
A rapid testing read out integrated circuit (ROIC) includes phase-change material (PCM) radio frequency (RF) switches residing on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Each PCM RF switch includes a PCM and a heating element transverse to the PCM. The ASIC is configured to provide amorphizing and crystallizing electrical pulses to a selected PCM RF switch. The ASIC is also configured to determine if the selected PCM RF switch is in an OFF state or in an ON state. In one implementation, a testing method using the ASIC is disclosed.
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