Department of Microelectronics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science

MSc C De Martino

PhD student
Electronic Circuits and Architectures (ELCA), Department of Microelectronics

Expertise: MM-Wave Devices Characterization

Biography

Senior Application Engineer at Vertigo Technologies B.V.

Projects history

Metrology for optical and RF communication systems

To develop traceable methods for RF power and MIMO antenna measurements and cost-effective metrological solutions for smart, adaptive, reconfigurable and wearable antennas.

THz silicon-integrated camera for low-cost imaging applications

Develop a real-time multi pixel passive radiometer, operating between 0.1 THz and 1THz, integrated in a silicon based technology, with temperature resolution better than 1K

  1. Spectral Purity Evaluation of VNA Frequency Extenders to Enable Electronic Software-Based Power Control
    De Martino, C.; Lopez, J. Bueno; Spirito, M.;
    In 2023 101st ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 01-04, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG57476.2023.10279333
    Keywords: ... Power measurement;Power control;Power system harmonics;Harmonic analysis;Software;Frequency measurement;Calibration;mm-wave;frequency extenders;spectral purity;device characterization;large-signal;s-parameter.

  2. Reduced Calibration Error Employing Parametrized EM models and DC Load Extraction
    Shokrolahzade, Ehsan; De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco;
    In 2023 100th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG56062.2023.10148882
    Keywords: ... Semiconductor device modeling;Resistors;Radio frequency;Analytical models;Perturbation methods;Calibration;Probes;Vector Network Analyzer;calibration;on-wafer;probe-level;Short Open Load Reciprocal;SOLR;Quartz.

  3. Extending the Open-Short de-embedding frequency via metal-l on-wafer calibration approaches
    Esposito, C.; De Martino, C.; Lehmann, S.; Zhao, Z.; Mothes, S.; Kretzschmar, C.; Schröter, M.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2022 99th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG54656.2022.9896529
    Keywords: ... Radio frequency;Analytical models;Three-dimensional displays;Fixtures;Data models;Calibration;Topology;Calibration;De-embedding;mm-Wave;Open-Short.

  4. Employing M1 direct calibration/de-embedding approaches for large signal model validation at mm-wave frequencies
    De Martino, C.; Esposito, C.; Schroter, M.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz),
    pp. 1-2, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895785
    Keywords: ... Semiconductor device modeling;Measurement;CMOS technology;Foundries;Calibration.

  5. H-band Quartz-Silicon Leaky-Wave Lens with Air-Bridge Interconnect to GaAs Front-End
    Arias Campo, M; K. Holc; R. Weber; C. De Martino; M. Spirito; A. Leuther; S. Bruni; N. Llombart;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    2021. Early Access. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3049640

  6. Wideband modeling of CMOS Schottky barrier diode detectors for THz radiometry
    S. van Berkel; S. Malotaux; C. de Martino; M. Spirito; D. Cavallo; A. Neto; N. Llombart;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 11, Issue 5, pp. 495-507, Sep. 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3085137

  7. H-Band Quartz-Silicon Leaky-Wave Lens With Air-Bridge Interconnect to GaAs Front-End
    Arias Campo, Marta; Holc, Katarzyna; Weber, Rainer; De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco; Leuther, Arnulf; Bruni, Simona; Llombart, Nuria;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 297-309, May 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3049640

  8. Wideband Modeling of CMOS Schottky Barrier Diode Detectors for THz Radiometry
    Berkel, Sven van; Malotaux, Eduard Satoshi; Martino, Carmine de; Spirito, Marco; Cavallo, Daniele; Neto, Andrea; Llombart, Nuria;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 11, Issue 5, pp. 495-507, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3085137
    Keywords: ... Modeling;Ultra wideband technology;Submillimeter wave technology;Wideband;Radiometry;Schottky diodes;Noise-equivalent power (NEP);noise-equivalent temperature difference (NETD);passive imaging;radiometry;Schottky barrier diode (SBD);submillimeter wave;terahertz (THz);ultrawideband.

  9. H-Band Quartz-Silicon Leaky-Wave Lens With Air-Bridge Interconnect to GaAs Front-End
    Arias Campo, Marta; Holc, Katarzyna; Weber, Rainer; De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco; Leuther, Arnulf; Bruni, Simona; Llombart, Nuria;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 297-309, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2021.3049640
    Keywords: ... Lenses;Dipole antennas;Antennas;Wideband;Silicon;Antenna feeds;Gallium arsenide;Air-bridge chip interconnect;antenna-in-package;H-band;leaky-wave antenna;lens antenna;mm-wave;off-chip antenna.

  10. Measurements of H-Band Quartz-Silicon Leaky-Wave Lens with Off-Chip Air-Bridge Interconnect
    Marta Arias Campo; Katarzyna Holc; Rainer Weber; Carmine De Martino; Marco Spirito; Arnulf Leuther; Simona Bruni; Nuria Llombart;
    In 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP),
    Düsseldorf, Germany, Mar. 22-26 2021.

  11. Pre-Silicon direct Calibration/De-embedding Evaluation and Device Parameters Uncertainty Estimation
    Esposito, C.; De Martino, C.; Lehmann, S.; Zhao, Zhixing; Schroter, M.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2021 97th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG52261.2021.9640156
    Keywords: ... Uncertain systems;Uncertainty;Transducers;Systematics;Measurement uncertainty;Mathematical models;Data models;[Calibration;De-embedding;mm-wave].

  12. Wideband double leaky slot lens antennas in CMOS technology at sub-millimeter wavelengths
    Sven Van Berkel; Satoshi Malotaux; Carmine De Martino; Marco Spirito; Danielle Cavallo; Andrea Neto; Nuria Llombart;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 10, Issue 5, pp. 540-553, Jul. 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2020.3006750

  13. Hardware and Software Solutions for Active Frequency Scalable (Sub)mm-Wave Load–Pull
    De Martino, Carmine; Galatro, Luca; Romano, Raffaele; Parisi, Gaetano; Spirito, Marco;
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,
    Volume 68, Issue 9, pp. 3769-3775, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2020.3005178
    Keywords: ... Frequency control;Hardware;Frequency modulation;Frequency synthesizers;Frequency measurement;Power measurement;Device modeling;large-signal characterization;load–pull;mixed-signal;mm-wave.

  14. Wideband Double Leaky Slot Lens Antennas in CMOS Technology at Submillimeter Wavelengths
    van Berkel, Sven; Malotaux, Eduard Satoshi; De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco; Cavallo, Daniele; Neto, Andrea; Llombart, Nuria;
    IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
    Volume 10, Issue 5, pp. 540-553, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2020.3006750
    Keywords: ... Lenses;Silicon;Antenna measurements;Slot antennas;Metals;Bandwidth;CMOS antennas;direct detection;double slot;leaky lenses;leaky wave;millimeter waves;on-chip antennas;submillimeter waves;terahertz (THz);THz imaging;ultrawideband.

  15. Experimental validation of system NEP of a single-pixel THz imaging camera in CMOS
    S.L. van Berkel; E.S. Malotaux; C. de Martino; M. Spirito; D. Cavallo; A. Neto; N. Llombart;
    In 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation,
    Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 15-20 2020.

  16. Experimental Modeling and High-Frequency Characterization of NEP for a CMOS THz Imager
    S.L. van Berkel; E.S. Malotaux; C. de Martino; M. Spirito; D. Cavallo; A. Neto; N. Llombart;
    In IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium,
    Montréal, Canada, Jul. 5-10 2020.

  17. System NEP verification of a wideband THz direct detector in CMOS
    S. L. van Berkel; S. Malotaux; C. de Martino; M. Spirito; D. Cavallo; A. Neto; N. Llombart;
    In 45th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz),
    Buffalo, NY, USA, Nov. 8-13 2020.

  18. System NEP Verification of a Wideband THz Direct Detector in CMOS
    van Berkel, S.L.; Malotaux, E.S.; de Martino, C.; Spirito, M.; Cavallo, D.; Neto, A.; Llombart, N.;
    In 2020 45th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz),
    pp. 1-1, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz46771.2020.9370624
    Keywords: ... Antenna measurements;Semiconductor device modeling;Schottky diodes;Slot antennas;Schottky barriers;Detectors;Wideband.

  19. Towards Commercially Available Quartz Calibration Substrates
    Galatro, Luca; De Martino, Carmine; van ‘t Hof, Jos; Alomari, Mohammed; Sailer, Holger; Burghartz, Joachim; Spirito, Marco;
    In 2020 95th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-5, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG47271.2020.9241374
    Keywords: ... Semiconductor device modeling;Silicon compounds;Microwave measurement;Stability criteria;Network analyzers;Benchmark testing;Silicon;VNA;calibration;on-wafer;probe-level;RSOL;fused silica.

  20. Over-the-Air Characterization Of mm-Wave On-Chip Antennas and Tx Modules, Concept and Calibration
    De Martino, C.; Visweswaran, Akshay; Spirito, M.;
    In 2020 95th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG47271.2020.9241375
    Keywords: ... Antenna measurements;Microwave measurement;Microwave antennas;Phase measurement;Power measurement;Receivers;Calibration;Over-the-Air;Antenna Measurements;mm-wave;THZ measurements;Phase Calibration;power calibration;phase-coherent sources.

  21. Vector gain based EVM estimation at mm-wave frequencies
    Van ‘t Hof, J.; De Martino, C.; Malotaux, S.; Squillante, M.; Marchetti, M.; Galatro, L.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2020 95th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-5, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG47271.2020.9241384
    Keywords: ... Performance evaluation;Millimeter wave transistors;Power measurement;Millimeter wave measurements;Loading;Millimeter wave technology;Gain measurement;5G;EVM;linearity;mm-wave characterization;vector gain.

  22. An integrated 132-147GHz power source with +27dBm EIRP
    Visweswaran, Akshay; Haag, Alexander; de Martino, Carmine; Disch, Karina; Maiwald, Tim; Vignon, Bastien; Aufinger, Klaus; Spirito, Marco; Zwick, Thomas; Wambacq, Piet;
    In 2020 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC),
    pp. 219-222, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/RFIC49505.2020.9218353
    Keywords: ... Transistors;Substrates;Dielectric resonator antennas;Stability analysis;Power amplifiers;Layout.

  23. A TRL Error-box Split Procedure to Compensate for the Bias Dependency Effects in Device Test-Fixtures
    De Martino, C.; Malotaux, E.S.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2019 93rd ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-6, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2019.8739197
    Keywords: ... Calibration;Electrostatic discharges;Perturbation methods;Fixtures;Capacitance;Mathematical model;Scattering parameters;mm-wave;ESD;on-wafer;Antenna effect;S-parameters;TRL calibration.

  24. Direct mm-Wave On-Wafer Power Calibration Employing CMOS as a Transfer Device
    De Martino, C.; Malotaux, E. S.; Galatro, L.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2018 91st ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2018.8423821
    Keywords: ... Microwave measurement;Meters;MOSFET;Power measurement;Power control;Measurement uncertainty;Time measurement;mm-wave;power calibration;power control;on-wafer;S-parameters;large signal characterization;square-law detector.

  25. On the Impact of Radiation Losses in TRL Calibrations
    Spirito, M.; De Martino, C.; Galatro, L.;
    In 2018 91st ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-3, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2018.8423820
    Keywords: ... Substrates;Calibration;Coplanar waveguides;Metals;Boundary conditions;Permittivity;Dielectrics;Surface waves;multimode propagation;dispersion;on-wafer calibration;(sub)mm-wave.

  26. A Planar Near-Field Setup for Millimeter-Wave System-Embedded Antenna Testing
    Alonso-delPino, Maria; Rosa, Marco di; Simeoni, Massimiliano; Spella, Maristella; De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco;
    IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters,
    Volume 16, pp. 83-86, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2016.2557239
    Keywords: ... Antenna measurements;Probes;Semiconductor device measurement;Antenna radiation patterns;Phase measurement;Frequency measurement;Embedded antenna;near-field measurement;on-module antenna.

  27. A Planar Near-Field Setup for Millimeter-Wave System-Embedded Antenna Testing
    M. Alonso-delPino; M. d. Rosa; M. Simeoni; M. Spella; C. De Martino; M. Spirito;
    IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters,
    Volume 16, pp. 83-86, 2017.
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  28. A near-field setup with independent amplitude and phase control of the stimuli for phased antenna testing
    De Martino, Carmine; Spirito, Marco; Lager, Ioan E.; Simeoni, Massimiliano;
    In 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP),
    pp. 2851-2855, 2017. DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928515
    Keywords: ... Antenna arrays;Antenna measurements;Antenna radiation patterns;Testing;Calibration;Europe.

  29. A near-field setup with independent amplitude and phase control of the stimuli for phased antenna testing
    C. De Martino; M. Spirito; I. E. Lager; M. Simeoni;
    In 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation,
    Paris, France, pp. 2862-2866, Mar. 19–24 2017.

  30. Design and linearity analysis of a D-band power amplifier in 0.13 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology
    Hu, Z.; Sarris, G.; De Martino, C.; Spirito, M.; McCune, E.;
    In 2017 IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICS),
    pp. 1-4, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/CSICS.2017.8240469
    Keywords: ... Silicon germanium;BiCMOS integrated circuits;Power amplifiers;Heterojunction bipolar transistors;Radiofrequency integrated circuits;CMOS technology;Millimeter wave integrated circuits;D-band;HBT;millimeter-wave integrated circuits;power amplifier (PA);silicon-germanium (SiGe).

  31. Power level control of mm-wave test benches for accurate small and large-signal DUT measurements
    De Martino, C.; Hu, Z.; Galatro, L.; Sarris, G.; Spirito, M.;
    In 2016 88th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG),
    pp. 1-4, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2016.7839723
    Keywords: ... Power measurement;Frequency measurement;Scattering parameters;Calibration;Power control;Frequency control;Ports (Computers);Power control;Power calibration;S-parameters measurements;mm-wave;sub-mm-wave.

  32. An IQ-steering technique for amplitude and phase control of mm-wave signals
    Visweswaran, Akshay; de Martino, Carmine; Sirignano, Emilio; Spirito, Marco;
    In 2015 86th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference,
    pp. 1-4, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG.2015.7381471
    Keywords: ... Calibration;Mixers;Phase modulation;Phase measurement;Hardware;Minimization;IQ modulation;phase coherent;calibration;mm-wave.

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