Apparent degradation of the RF characteristics of silicon MOSFETs was observed under normal operating conditions. We show that it was not caused by intrinsic device degradation but originated from a degradation of the contact resistance between probe and bonding pad. Guidelines, not limited to MOSFETs only, are given that enable accurate S-parameter measurements for RF modelling and reliability assessment.
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