METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTENSITY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING CURRENT-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION, AND METHOD FOR JUDGING QUALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR

• US 6,456,070 B1
• Filed: 01/12/2000
• Issued: 09/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Company Limited (Taiyo Yuden Co)
• Original Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Company Limited (Taiyo Yuden Co)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Masayuki, Kazama, Satoshi, Fujita, Masakazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEROUX, ETIENNE PIERRE
• Application Number:
  US09/481,689
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• Field of Search: 324/258, 324/260, 324/72, 324/95
• US Class Current: 324/260
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0814 Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0871 Complete apparatus or systems; circuits, e.g. receivers or amplifiers G01R29/0878, G01R29/0892 take precedence; dosimeters, warning devices G01R29/0857
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0878 Sensors; antennas; probes; detectors wave guide measuring sections G01R1/24
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/002 where the device under test is an electronic circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/315 by inductive methods

Abstract

A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of directions different from each other against the DUT, is measured. Based on the measured plurality of values of the composite currents, the first electric current due to electric coupling between the DUT and the conductor and the second electric current due to magnetic coupling between the DUT and the conductor are calculated. From these first and second electric current values, electric field intensity and magnetic field intensity are calculated.

Claims

1. A method of measuring intensity of an electromagnetic field surrounding a device-under-test, comprising the steps of:

(a) disposing said device-under-test between an internal conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial transmission line so that electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between said internal conductor and said device-under-test in at least a portion of a frequency band;

(b) measuring the values of a plurality of output currents flowing in said internal conductor in different directions while the electric and magnetic coupling are occurring, said output currents being in said at least a portion of a frequency band;

(c) calculating (i) a value of an electric coupling current generated in said internal conductor in response to the electric coupling between said device-under-test and said internal conductor and (ii) a value of a magnetic coupling current generated in said internal conductor in response to magnetic coupling between said device-under-test and said internal conductor, the calculation step being based on a plurality of the measured values and directions of said output currents; and

(d) calculating the intensity of the electric field and the intensity of the magnetic field based on said values of said electric and magnetic coupling currents.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step (b) comprises the sub-steps of:

measuring the output current flowing from at least one end of said internal conductor;

rotating said conductors in relation to said device-under-test, and then performing said measuring sub-step.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said coaxial transmission line includes a TEM cell having conductors forming said internal and external conductors in which the output currents flow.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said coaxial transmission line includes a G-TEM cell having conductors forming said internal and external conductors in which the output currents flow.

2. An apparatus for measuring intensity of an electromagnetic field surrounding a device-under-test, comprising:

(a) a coaxial transmission line including an internal conductor and an external conductor such that the device-under-test can be located between said internal conductor and said external conductor;

(b) a current meter arrangement for measuring a plurality of output currents flowing in different directions in said internal conductor;

(c) a calculating arrangement for calculating;

(a) a value of an electric coupling current generated by electric coupling between said device-under-test and said internal conductor, and (b) a value of a magnetic coupling current generated by magnetic coupling between said device-under-test and said internal conductor, the values of (a) and (b) being based on values of said output currents and directions of said output currents, and (c) the intensity of the electric field and the intensity of the magnetic field, based on said calculated value of said electric coupling current and said calculated value of said magnetic coupling current.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said coaxial transmission line includes a TEM cell having conductors forming said internal and external conductors.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said coaxial transmission line includes a G-TEM cell forming said internal and external conductors.