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Impedance and Read Power Sensitivity Evaluation of Flip-Chip Bonded UHF RFID Tag Chip

플립-칩 본딩된 UHF RFID 태그 칩의 임피던스 및 읽기 전력감도 산출방법

  • Yang, Jeenmo (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Daegu University)
  • 양진모 (대구대학교 전자전기공학부)
  • Received : 2012.11.14
  • Published : 2013.04.25
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Abstract

UHF RFID tag designers usually ndde the chip impedance and read power sensitivity value obtained when a tag chip is mounted on a chip pad. The chip impedance, however, is not able to be supplied by chip manufacturer, since the chip impedance is varied according to tag designs and fabrication processes. Instead, the chip makers mostly supply the chip impedances measured on the bare dies. This study proposes a chip impedance and read power sensitivity evaluation method which requires a few simple auxiliary and some RF measuring equipment. As it is impractical to measure the chip impedance directly at mounted chip terminals, some form test fixture is employed and the effect of the fixture is modeled and de-embeded to determine the chip impedance and the read power sensitivity. Validity and accuracy of the proposed de-embed method are examined by using commercial RFID tag chips as well as a capacitor and a resistor the value of which are known.

태그 안테나를 설계할 때에는 태그 칩이 패드(pad)에 마운트(mount)된 상태에서 구한 칩 임피던스(chip impedance)와 읽기 전력감도(read power sensitivity) 값이 필요하다. 하지만 칩 임피던스 값은 태그 설계와 제조공정에 따라 그 값이 달라지기 때문에 칩 제조회사들이 이 자료를 제공하지 못하고, 단지 참고할 수 있는 근사값을 만을 제고하고 있다. 본 연구는 간단한 보조기구들과 RF 측정장비들을 가지고 마운트된 칩의 임피던스와 읽기 전력감도를 산출할 수 있는 방법을 제시한다. 본 연구는 마운틴된 칩의 단자에서 직접 측정하는 것이 불가능하기 때문에 보조 픽스쳐(fixture)들이 사용되었으며, 보조 픽스쳐에서 발생되는 전기력 특성들은 등가회로 모델과 디임베드(de-embed) 기법을 사용하여 제거함으로써 칩 임피던스와 읽기 전력감도 값을 산출하였다. 값을 알고 있는 커패시터와 저항 칩을 가지고 제안된 디임베드 방법의 타당성과 정확도를 검증하였으며, 상업용 태그 칩을 대상으로 한 심험에서도 제안된 방법의 타당성을 재확인 할 수 있다.

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Supported by : 대구대학교

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