Pulse-based impedance measurement instrument

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36457101, 36457104, 324600, G01R 2716

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ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, a pulse-based impedance measurement instrument is provided. A pulse generator repetitively generates a stimulus pulse to a device under test (DUT). A digitizer circuit, consisting of a sample-and-hold circuit, an analog to digital converter, and acquisition memory, repetitively samples the response voltage across the DUT to create a time record of the voltage as a function of time during a pulse response measurement. Each time record is operated on by a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) which converts the voltage versus time information into voltage versus frequency information in a manner well known in the art. By measuring a set of calibration resistors with known resistance values to generate a set of complex calibration constants, the impedance measurement instrument provides measurements of complex impedance and return loss versus frequency of a DUT.

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