Impedance Standard Substrates

EPD - ISS - MultiCascade Microtech's family of Impedance Standard Substrates (ISSs) supports all of your high-frequency probing applications. Using them ensures greater accuracy and better repeatability in on-wafer calibration of vector network analyzers. Only Cascade Microtech offers the proven accuracy of LRRM calibrations with automatic load inductance compensation.

Impedance Standard Substrates (ISSs)
EPD - ISS - 005-016 EPD - ISS - 101-190 EPD - ISS - 103-726
005-016
General purpose validation up to 67 GHz
Cal sites vary
101-190
Up to 67 GHz GSG
27 GSG | 100-250µm pitch
103-726
Up to 67 GHz GS
27 GS or SG | 100-250µm pitch
EPD - ISS - 104-783EPD - ISS - 104-909EPD - ISS - 106-682
104-783
W-band
27 GSG | 75-150µm pitch
104-909
Narrow pitch up to 67 GHz
13 GSG, 7 GS, 7 SG | 50-150µm pitch
106-682
Wide pitch GSG
8 GSG | 250-1250µm pitch
EPD - ISS - 106-683EPD - ISS - 106-686EPD - ISS - 108-010
106-683
Wide pitch
GS/SG 8 GS, 8 SG | 250-1250µm pitch
106-686
GP membrane
25 loads | 80-3000µm pitch
108-010
Very wide pitch
GSG 4 GSG | 150-3000µm pitch
EPD - ISS - 108-011EPD - ISS - 109-531EPD - ISS - 114-456
108-011
Very wide pitch
GS/SG 4 GS, 4 SG | 150-3000µm pitch
109-531
Right angle
5 N-E, 5 N-W, 5 E-W | 100-500µm pitch
114-456
ACP-RC 27 GSG | 100-150µm pitch
EPD - ISS - 126-102EPD - ISS - 129-239EPD - ISS - 129-240
126-102129-239129-240
EPD - ISS - 129-241EPD - ISS - 129-246EPD - ISS - 129-247
129-241
Dual/Differential
14 GSGSG, SGS, SGSG, GSGS | 250µm pitch
129-246
Dual/Differential
21 GSSG, SSG, GGS | 100-150µm pitch
129-247
Dual/Differential
21 GSSG, SSG, GGS | 175-250µm pitch
EPD - ISS - 129-248EPD - ISS - 129-249EPD - ISS - 138-356
129-248
Dual general purpose wide pitch
qty 4 each, Straight, Cross, Loop back thrus | GSGSG (300-650µm pitch) or GSSG (300-950µm pitch)
129-249
Dual general purpose wide pitch
qty 4 each, Straight, Cross, Loop back thrus | GSGSG (700-1250µm pitch) or GSSG (1000-1250µm pitch)
138-356
110 GHz and above
20 GSG for 50um or 20 GSG for 75um
EPD - ISS - 138-357 EPD - ISS - 143-033 EPD - ISS - 147-405
138-357
110 GHz and above
12 GSG for 100-125um or 16 GSG for 150um
143-033
W-band
27 GSG | 150-250µm pitch 
147-405
1 ps Thrus & Attenuator Pads
150-250µm pitch

Related Web Pages
RF Parameter Extraction for Semiconductor Device Modeling
Flicker Noise Analysis (1/f)
Multi-port/Differential Probing
Signal Integrity / Package Test

Related Files
ISS Series of Impedance Standard Substrates
RF Probe Selection Guide