ICEy-mmW 

System

ICEy-mmW consists of the ICEy-Base unit, the fully automated micrometer-precision scanner for close near-field evaluations as well as the TDS ICEy-mmW module consisting of an EUmmWVx probe, a TDS remote unit, a DAE4ICEy and tailored millimeterwave near-field scanning software.

Applications

Any millimeter-wave of near-field scanning for R&D purposes requiring highest precision

• power density compliance testing
• validation of millimeter wave antennas and other passive structures

The basic configuration of a ICEy-mmW system is composed of:

• ICEy-Base 4-axis scanning system
• TDS Standalone Remote Unit
• DAE4ICEy Data Acquisition Electronics
• SPEAG EUmmWVx PD probe

ICEy-Base is the basic scanning system to support micrometer-precision near-field scans with any ICEy system consisting of:

• a four-axis (x,y,z, probe roll) precision Gantry positioning system – with total axis travel of 600 × 500 × 120 mm³, 360° (scanning volume of 450 × 450 × 115 mm³ absolute probe positioning accuracy of <±10 μm.)
• a fully shielded and absorber-backed test chamber
• a computer vision system for surface reconstruction of the devices under test (detection limit < ± 20 μm)
• a high-performance industrial-grade PC for system control and post-processing
• ICEy interface and motion control electronics
• 24" LCD, mouse, and keyboard

TDS Standalone Remote Unit specifications:

• DAE4ICEy link: proprietary optical link
• input: TDS MU8 optical interconnect
• output: 3.5mm RF connector
• frequency range: 100kHz (10Hz) to 10 GHz
• dynamic range: > 130 dB
• P1dB: > 0dBm
• return loss: > 10 dB
• power and control: USB

DAE4ICEy specifications:

• input: EUmmWVx probe interface
• output: DAE4ICEy optical link
• voltage range: ± 500 mV
• input offset: <5 µV
• power: battery (USB-C charger connector)
• ISO 17025 accredited calibration

EUmmWVx - Designed for precise near-field measurements in the mm-wave range. The specifications are:

• frequency range: 0.75 – 110 GHz
• dynamic range: <50 – 3000 V/m (up to 10000 V/m with additional PRE-10 voltage divider)
• linearity: <±0.2 dB
• supports sensor model calibration (SMC)
• ISO 17025 accredited calibration

The ICEy software is optimized for accelerated and automated millimeterwave near-field measurements and offers:

• a scanning mode that provides strong computer aided measurement planning based on stereoscopic images of the device under test with better than 25µm accuracy
• fully automated scanning, including automatic probe exchange
• integrated automatic system validation
• an advanced post-processor for graphical data visualization, result overlay, filtering and data export
• tailored mmW scanning and evaluation features
• compliance testing according to IEC/IEEE 63195 and FCC requirements

see ICEy verification sources

ICEy can be used for tests in compliance with:

• IEC/IEEE 63195
• FCC Requirements

Broadband

EM-transparent probe

Miniature near-field probes

Forward Transformation

Traceable

Automated and extendable

wide frequency range 10 GHz - 110 GHz covered by a single probe

non-disturbing millimeterwave near-field measurements

high spatial resolution

options to evaluate surface averaged PD on any surface (flat or curved) from a single measurement on the flat surface

Software guides scan setup and fully automated scan execution, software extension are possible through a Python API

Wide-band sensors

Miniature EM near-field sensors

EM-transparent probe

Traceable calibration

Micrometer precision

ability to measure all millimeterwave mobile communications bands with one probe

accurate resolution of the reactive near-field

no coupling of the probe on the device under test, 100% trusted results

delivering calibrated datasheet-ready results

quantifiable, absolute millimeter-wave results, ideal for device verification and validation