Virtual device fixturing is used to test transistor products, such as LDMOS power amplifier products, in the final packaging and testing stage of device fabrication. The input and output impedance transformation networks of a typical test fixture are implemented in software. The impedance matching function, normally performed by the physical input and output impedance transformation networks of the fixture, is supplanted by de-embedded scatter parameter calibration files. Test equipment, such as a vector network analyzer, attaches to a universal test fixture, while the software scatter parameter components are responsible for making the calibrations necessary to present the device under test with a matching low impedance.
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