Patent Publication Number: US-11641243-B2

Title: Method and device for measuring characteristics of RF chains

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to a method and a device for measuring characteristics of radio frequency (RF) chains, and more particularly, to a method and a device for measuring electrical characteristics of circuit elements included in an RF chain and adjusting a circuit element value. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A radio frequency (RF) chain in wireless communication may convert an intermediate frequency signal into a radio frequency signal, and may amplify an amplitude of a signal and then may transmit the amplified signal through an antenna. As transmitting signals by using beamforming technology in a high frequency band is recently considered, the number of RF chains included in each communication device may increase and circuit elements of the RF chains may be set to operate in a high frequency band. In order to operate the RF chains normally, it is necessary to measure electrical characteristics of each circuit element of the RF chains and to adjust a value of the circuit element appropriately. 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Accordingly, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring characteristics of a radio frequency (RF) chain. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain and circuit elements included in the RF chain. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring a size of an S-parameter and a response speed of a circuit element by using a test signal (for example, a 2-tone test signal) including a plurality of frequency component signals. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for performing self-calibration based on an S-parameter. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a measurement device includes: a signal generator configured to generate a test signal including a component signal of a first frequency and a component signal of a second frequency; and a measurement controller configured to: input the generated test signal to a radio frequency (RF) chain including at least one circuit element; detect output signals of a first diode, a second diode, and a third diode which receive, as input signals, signals generated based on a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of a circuit element of the at least one circuit element, and based on a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element; and measure an S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a component signal of a third frequency in the output signal of the first diode, a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and the output signal of the second diode. The coupled signal regarding the input test signal of the circuit element may be divided into the input signal of the first diode and a first input signal by a first power divider, and the coupled signal regarding the output test signal of the circuit element may be divided into the input signal of the third diode and a second input signal by a second power divider, and the input signal of the second diode may be a combined signal that is generated by a power combiner based on the first input signal and the second input signal, and the third frequency may be a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an operating method of a measurement device includes: generating a test signal including a component signal of a first frequency and a component signal of a second frequency; inputting the generated test signal to a radio frequency (RF) chain including at least one circuit element; detecting output signals of a first diode, a second diode, and a third diode which receive, as input signals, signals generated based on a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of a circuit element of the at least one circuit element, and based on a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element; and measuring an S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a component signal of a third frequency in the output signal of the first diode, a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and the output signal of the second diode. The coupled signal regarding the input test signal of the circuit element may be divided into the input signal of the first diode and a first input signal by a first power divider, and the coupled signal regarding the output test signal of the circuit element may be divided into the input signal of the third diode and a second input signal by a second power divider, and the input signal of the second diode may be a combined signal that is generated by a power combiner based on the first input signal and the second input signal, and the third frequency may be a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a measurement device includes: a signal generator configured to generate a test signal including component signals of at least three frequencies which are different from one another; and a measurement controller configured to: input the generated test signal to a radio frequency (RF) chain including at least one circuit element; detect an output signal of a first diode which receives, as an input signal, at least part of a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of a circuit element of the at least one circuit element, and an output signal of a second diode which receives, as an input signal, at least part of a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element; and measure an S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a frequency component signal in the output signal of the first diode and the frequency component signal in the output signal of the second diode. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an operating method of a measurement device includes: generating a test signal including component signals of at least three frequencies which are different from one another; inputting the generated test signal to a radio frequency (RF) chain including at least one circuit element; detecting an output signal of a first diode which receives, as an input signal, at least part of a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of a circuit element of the at least one circuit element, and an output signal of a second diode which receives, as an input signal, at least part of a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element; and measuring an S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a frequency component signal in the output signal of the first diode and the frequency component signal in the output signal of the second diode. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The device and the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may measure electrical characteristics (for example, an S-parameter) of an individual circuit, which operates in a millimeter wave band, in a low-frequency band, by using an inter modulation phenomenon of a diode. Accordingly, according to various embodiments of the disclosure, functions necessary for measuring a circuit operating in a high frequency band may be included in a chip, and a cost required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. 
     When a measurement circuit according to various embodiments of the disclosure is used for designing a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna system, a test using a probe may not be required for every channel, and a time required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. In addition, since a plurality of channels are measured simultaneously according to various embodiments of the disclosure, the measurement device and/or the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may be utilized as a self-calibration function for reducing a relative error between channels. For example, by reducing a relative error between channels, exact and precise analogue beamforming and/or beam tracing is possible, and a problem of nonuniformity of performance that a millimeter wave application system has may be solved. 
     The effect achieved in the disclosure is not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned above may be clearly understood to those skilled in the art based on the description provided below. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a view illustrating a configuration of a measurement device according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  2    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring and controlling characteristics of a circuit element in a radio frequency (RF) chain according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  3    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring characteristics of circuit elements in an RF chain according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  4    is a flowchart of a measurement device according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  5    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using a 2-tone test signal according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  6    is a view illustrating a simulation circuit for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  7    is a view illustrating a circuit structure for self-calibration according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  8    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring an S-parameter of a circuit element by using a 2-tone test signal according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  9    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring an S-parameter of a circuit element by using a band pass filter (BPF) according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  10    is a view illustrating a simulation circuit for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using a BPF according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  11    is a view illustrating a configuration of a measurement device according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  12    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring and controlling characteristics of a circuit element in a radio frequency (RF) chain according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  13    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring characteristics of circuit elements in an RF chain according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  14    is a flowchart of a measurement device according to various embodiments; 
         FIG.  15    is a view illustrating examples of configurations for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using an N-tone test signal according to various embodiments; and 
         FIG.  16    is a view illustrating a circuit structure for self-calibration according to various embodiments. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Terms used in the disclosure are used to describe specified embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The terms of a singular form may include plural forms unless otherwise specified. All of the terms used herein, which include technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning that is generally understood by a person skilled in the art. It will be further understood that terms, which are defined in a dictionary, may be interpreted as having the same or similar meanings as or to contextual meanings of the relevant related art and not in an idealized or overly formal way, unless expressly so defined herein in the disclosure. In some cases, even if the terms are terms which are defined in the specification, they should not be interpreted as excluding embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In various embodiments of the disclosure described below, hardware-wise approach methods will be described by way of an example. However, various embodiments of the disclosure include technology using both hardware and software, and thus do not exclude software-based approach methods. 
     The disclosure relates to a device and a method for measuring characteristics of a radio frequency (RF) chain. Specifically, the disclosure describes techniques for measuring characteristics of circuit elements included in each of RF chains in a wireless communication system, and for adjusting a circuit element value. Various embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to a field that utilizes an RF circuit (for example, an RF circuit utilizing array antenna-based analogue beamforming transmitter and receiver, and a method of operating an RF circuit. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to a field that utilizing an RF circuit (for example, an RF circuit utilizing array antenna-based analogue beamforming transmitter and receiver), and a method of operating an RF circuit. 
     As used herein, terms indicating signals, terms indicating circuit elements, terms indicating components of a device are merely examples for convenience of explanation. Accordingly, the disclosure is not limited to the terms described below, and other terms having the same technical meanings may be used. 
     In addition, in the disclosure, the expression “exceeding” or “being less than” may be used to determine whether a specific condition is satisfied, fulfilled, but these are just for expressing one example and do not exclude the expression “being greater than or equal to” or “being less than or equal to”. The condition described by “being greater than or equal to” may be substituted with “exceeding”, the condition described by “being less than or equal to” may be substituted with “being less than”, and the condition described by “being greater than or equal to and less than” may be substituted with “exceeding and being less than or equal to”. 
       FIG.  1    illustrates a configuration of a measurement device according to various embodiments. The configuration illustrated in  FIG.  1    may be understood as a configuration of a measurement device  100 . The term “unit” or terms ending with suffixes “-er,” and “-or” used in the following descriptions refer to a unit processing at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. 
     Referring to  FIG.  1   , the measurement device includes a communication unit  110 , a storage  120 , and a controller  130 . 
     The communication unit  110  performs functions for transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. For example, the communication unit  110  may perform a function of converting between a baseband signal and a bit stream according to a physical layer standard of a system. For example, when transmitting data, the communication unit  110  may generate complex symbols by encoding and modulating a transmission bit stream. In addition, when receiving data, the communication unit  110  may restore a reception bit stream by demodulating and decoding a baseband signal. In addition, the communication unit  110  may up-convert a baseband signal into an RF band signal, and then may transmit the signal via an antenna, and may down-convert an RF band signal received via an antenna into a baseband signal. For example, the communication unit  110  may include a transmission filter, a reception filter, an amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC), an analogue-to-digital converter (ADC), etc. 
     In addition, the communication unit  110  may include a plurality of transmission and reception paths. Furthermore, the communication unit  110  may include at least one antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements. In the hardware aspect, the communication unit  110  may be configured by a digital circuit and an analog circuit (for example, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)). Herein, the digital circuit and the analogue circuit may be implemented as a single package. In addition, the communication unit  110  may include a plurality of RF chains. Furthermore, the communication unit  110  may perform beamforming. 
     The communication unit  110  may transmit and receive signals as described above. Accordingly, an entirety or a portion of the communication unit  110  may be referred to as a “transmitter,” “receiver,” or “transceiver.” In addition, in the following descriptions, transmitting and receiving via a wireless channel may be used as a meaning including processing by the communication unit  110  as described above. 
     In various embodiments, the communication unit  110  may include a test circuit  111 . The test circuit  111  may be built-in at least one chip included in the communication unit  110 . For example, the test circuit  111  may include at least one built-in tester. In various embodiments, the built-in tester may be referred to as a tester, a built-in tester circuit, a built-in self tester, or a built-in self tester circuit. Each built-in tester may include at least one of coupler(s), diode(s), resistor(s), power divider(s), or power combiner(s). 
     In various embodiments, each RF chain of the communication unit  110  may include a plurality of circuit elements (for example, an amplifier, a phase shifter, a mixer, and/or a local oscillator), and each circuit element may be disposed between two testers. The two testers may measure a signal related to characteristics of an input end and an output end of each circuit element, which is disposed therebetween, and may transmit the result of measurement to a measurement controller  131 . In the disclosure, the term ‘RF chain’ may be used interchangeably with a ‘channel’ or ‘module’. 
     The storage  120  may store data such as a basic program for the operation of the measurement device, an application program, configuration information, etc. The storage  120  may be configured by a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, or a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. In addition, the storage  120  may provide stored data according to a request of the controller  130 . 
     The controller  130  may control overall operations of the measurement device. For example, the controller  130  may transmit and receive signals via the communication unit  110 . In addition, the controller  130  may write and read out data on or from the storage  120 . In addition, the controller  130  may perform functions of a protocol stack required by communication standards. To achieve this, the controller  130  may include at least one processor or micro processor, or may be a portion of a processor. In addition, a portion of the communication unit  110  and the controller  130  may be referred to as a communication processor (CP). 
     According to various embodiments, the controller  130  may include the measurement controller  131  and a signal generator  133 . The measurement controller  131  may include at least one of: a detector (for example, a detector  730 ) to detect a result of measurement from the test circuit  111 ; a digital controller (for example, a digital controller  750 ) to receive the result of measurement from the detector, to determine electrical characteristics of each circuit element based on the result of measurement, and to generate a control value for each circuit element based on the measured electrical characteristics; and a serial peripheral interface (SPI) (for example, an SPI  740 ) to transmit the control value to each circuit element in order to apply the control value to each circuit element, although they are not illustrated. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device (for example, the measurement device  100 ) may be an entity that performs wireless communication in a wireless communication system. For example, the measurement device may be a terminal or a base station. In various embodiments, the base station may be indicated by ‘access point (AP),’ ‘eNodeB (eNB),’ ‘gNodeB (gNB),’ ‘5 th  generation node (5G node),’ ‘wireless point,’ ‘transmission/reception point (TRP)’ or other terms having the same technical meaning, in addition to ‘base station.’ In addition, the terminal may be indicated by ‘user equipment (UE),’ ‘mobile station,’ ‘subscriber station,’ ‘remote terminal,’ ‘Nireless terminal,’ or ‘user device’ or other terms having the same technical meaning, in addition to ‘terminal.’ 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device (for example, the measurement device  100 ) may be separate from an entity that performs wireless communication in a wireless communication system. For example, the measurement device may be a device for calibrating a circuit element in a factory which produces RF chips of a terminal and/or a base station. In this case, the measurement device may not include at least one of the communication unit  110  or the storage  120 . 
     According to various embodiments, the controller  130  may control the measurement device to perform operations according to various embodiments, which will be described below. 
     Hereinafter, various techniques for measuring characteristics of an RF chain will be described. In various embodiments, measuring characteristics of an RF chain may include measuring electrical characteristics of individual circuit elements included in the RF chain. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by using a probe station. According to a measurement technique based on a probe station, electrical characteristics of a chip may be identified by bringing a probe into contact with a pad in a semiconductor chip or a board. According to the measurement technique based on the probe station, since electrical characteristics of a chip are measured on a position close to a measurement reference surface, electrical characteristics of a circuit (for example, a circuit operating in a millimeter wave (mmWave) band) may be well measured. The measurement technique based on the probe station may have an advantage of measuring an inter-channel crosstalk by using a plurality of probes in identifying electrical characteristics of a phase array antenna-based system such as a 5 th  generation (5G) system (or a new radio (NR) system). However, the measurement technique based on the probe station may not guarantee precise measurement due to interference between circuit elements. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured based on a measurement technique based on a loop-back structure. According to the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure, electrical characteristics of an RF chain may be measured based on a loop-back structure which is formed by directly connecting an RF chain of a transmitter and an RF chain of a receiver, and returns back to an intermediate frequency end through the RF chains of the transmitter and the receiver, which operate in a millimeter wave band at the intermediate frequency end. For example, according to the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure, electrical characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by controlling a frequency by using a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)/analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) built-in a chip set, and by identifying a vector quantity of a loop-back signal. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by a measurement technique based on a vector network analyzer (VNA) structure. According to the VNA structure, a separate measurement circuit for measuring the RF chain may be built in the RF chain. According to the measurement technique based on the VNA structure, a test signal from a low power oscillator may be transmitted to an input end of a transmitter or a receiver through a coupler, and may pass only through a measurement target RF chain by using a plurality of RF switches. Furthermore, the characteristics (for example, amplitude and/or phase characteristics of a circuit) of the RF chain may be identified by measuring a signal passing through the measurement target RF chain by using an I/Q receiver. 
     As described above, the measurement technique based on the probe station is a technique for measuring a measurement target RF chain by using an external measurement device. In order to apply the measurement technique based on the probe station, a probe pad may be required to be disposed in the measurement target RF chain, and a probe corresponding to a distal end electrode of the external measurement device may be required to exactly contact the probe pad. In addition, according to the measurement technique based on the probe station, it may be possible to measure an inter-channel crosstalk by using a plurality of probes, but it may be difficult to precisely measure due to interference between circuit elements. When individual measurement is performed for each channel by using a single probe, the measurement technique based on the probe station may have technical limitations that make it difficult to measure inter-channel crosstalk characteristics. In addition, when iterative measurement is performed for measurement based on the probe station, a time loss such as degradation of productivity caused by the iterative measurement may occur. Furthermore, in a system of a millimeter wave band such as 5G, equipment and/or facilities which have low durability and are expensive, such as a high-performance ultrahigh frequency network analyzer, a probe, a cable, may be required to perform measurement based on the probe station. 
     As described above, the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure may include operations of inputting, by a low-priced probe device operating in a low frequency, a test signal of an intermediate frequency into a chip, and identifying whole electrical characteristics of a transmitter and a receiver connected in a loop-back structure. Herein, the test signal of the intermediate frequency may be converted into a millimeter wave band by a frequency converter in the transmitter and the receiver of the loop structure. However, the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure may have a disadvantage that it is difficult to identify electrical characteristics of individual circuit elements included in the transmitter and the receiver, such as a low noise amplifier (LNA), a mixer, a filter. In addition, when an output from an amplifier of the transmitter is directly inputted to an LNA of the receiver according to the loop-back structure, a signal having high power is inputted to the LNA, and accordingly, a result of measurement may be distorted. 
     According to the measurement technique based on the VNA structure as described above, a test circuit capable of performing functions of an external measurement device may be built in a measurement target RF chain in order to measure an individual circuit of a transmitter or a receiver, and electrical characteristics of the RF chain may be measured by using the test circuit. However, a plurality of RF switches may be required on each reference surface in order to measure a plurality of measurement target RF chains or circuit elements by using the test circuit included in the chip. Accordingly, complexity of the whole circuit may increase, and it may be difficult to identify exact characteristics of an individual circuit element such as a low noise amplifier, a mixer, a filter included in the transmitter and/or receiver. In particular, uncertainty of measurement may increase due to a characteristic deviation between RF switches, which are used to share a test circuit in a phase array antenna, and an elongated transmission line. 
     Accordingly, various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and a device for measuring characteristics of an RF chain. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring electrical characteristics of circuit elements included in an RF chain, and for adjusting a circuit element value. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-testing a circuit included in a transmitter and/or a receiver operating in a millimeter wave band. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide an integrated circuit in a chip for measuring electrical characteristics of an individual circuit element included in a transmitter or a receiver by using a self-test function, and for self-calibrating a defect and/or an error derived, based on the measured characteristics, and an operating method thereof. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-calibration for enhancing overall system performance by collectively measuring a plurality of RF chains in a phase array antenna, measuring a performance deviation between RF chains, and measuring a crosstalk between RF chains. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring an S-parameter regarding each circuit element by using the advantage of the probe station technique which directly measures a test signal on a reference surface of a circuit, and an operation of transmitting and receiving a low-frequency band signal through a loop-back structure. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a built-in tester (BiT) (for example, including a coupled-line directional coupler, a diode) in a chip, for measuring characteristics of an individual circuit of a measurement target transmitter and/or a receiver by using a low-frequency test signal (for example, a 2-tone test signal, a pulse) inputted from the outside, and an operating method thereof. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring an S-parameter of an individual circuit element operating in a millimeter wave band. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a self-calibration method and a device for operating an RF transceiver appropriately by measuring characteristics of each circuit element or RF chain, measuring an error of a circuit element value or an error between RF chains, and removing the error. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-testing an antenna beam pattern in an array antenna system including a transmitter or receiver chip based on a BiT technique, and calibrating the beam pattern according to a result of self-testing. 
       FIG.  2    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring and controlling characteristics of a circuit element in an RF chain according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  2   , the RF chain  210  may include an amplifier  215  and a tester, and the tester may include couplers  211 ,  213 , diodes  217 ,  221 , and resistors  219 ,  223 . The coupler  211  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  215 , an anode of the diode  217 , and the resistor  219 . The coupler  213  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  215 , an anode of the diode  221 , and the resistor  223 . Cathodes of the diode  217  and the diode  221  may be connected to a very large scale integration (VLSI) chip tester  230 , and the resistors  219  and  223  may be connected to the ground. In various embodiments, the RF chain  210  may be included in the communication unit  110 , and the tester may be included in the test circuit  111 . 
     The VLSI chip tester  230  may generate a test signal and may input the test signal to the RF chain  210 . For example, the test signal may be inputted to the coupler  213 . The VLSI chip tester  230  may provide a bias current or a bias voltage to the amplifier  215 , and may transmit a control signal for adjusting the amplifier  215 . In addition, the VLSI chip tester  230  may receive a measurement signal from the diode  217  and the diode  221 , and may measure electrical characteristics of the amplifier  215  based on the measurement signal. Furthermore, the VLSI chip tester  230  may generate a control signal for controlling the amplifier  215  based on the measured electrical characteristics of the amplifier  215 . In various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  230  may include the measurement controller  131  and the signal generator  133 , and may be included in the controller  130 . 
     In general, the diode (for example, the diode  217  and the diode  221 ) may allow a current to flow only in one direction. For example, the diode may be used in a power source device which converts an alternating current into a direct current, and a light emitting diode. Furthermore, the diode may be used to implement an unbalanced mixer. In this case, the diode may output, to the cathode, a signal having a frequency corresponding to a sum of frequencies of signals inputted to the anode of the diode, and a signal having a frequency corresponding to a difference between frequencies. In various embodiments, outputting the signal having the frequency corresponding to the sum of the frequencies of the inputted signals, and the signal having the frequency corresponding to the difference between the frequencies may be referred to as ‘inter-modulation.’ In other words, inter-modulation of input signals may be performed by the diode. 
     A coupled-line directional coupler (for example, the couplers  211 ,  213 ) may be connected to an input end of an individual circuit element to extract an input signal, or may be connected to an output end of the individual circuit element to extract an output signal. When an input signal of a high frequency extracted by the coupler passes through the diode, an input signal of a low frequency may be obtained by inter-modulation, and, when an output signal of a high frequency extracted by the coupler passes through the diode, an output signal of a low frequency may be obtained by inter-modulation. Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester operating in a low frequency band may measure electrical characteristics of an individual circuit element operating in a high frequency, based on the obtained low frequency signals. 
     As described above, in various embodiments of the disclosure, a measurement device (for example, the VLSI chip tester  230 ) operating in a low frequency band (for example, 10 MHz to 3.5 GHz) may measure an S-parameter of an individual circuit element which operates in a high frequency band (for example, a millimeter wave band), based on inter-modulation. 
       FIG.  3    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring characteristics of circuit elements in an RF chain according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  3   , the RF chain  210  may include amplifiers  319 ,  323 , a mixer  321 , a local oscillator (LO)  325 , and a tester. The tester may include couplers  311 ,  313 ,  315 ,  317 , diodes  327 ,  331 ,  335 ,  339 , resistors  329 ,  333 ,  337 ,  341 . The coupler  311  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  319 , an anode of the diode  327 , and the other side of the resistor  329  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  313  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  319 , an output end of the mixer  321 , an anode of the diode  331 , and the other side of the resistor  333  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  315  may be connected with an input end of the mixer  321 , an output end of the amplifier  323 , an anode of the diode  335 , and the other side of the resistor  337  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  317  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  323 , an anode of the diode  339 , and the other side of the resistor  341  having one side connected to the ground. The mixer  321  may be connected to the LO  325 . In various embodiments, the RF chain  210  may be included in the communication unit  110 , and the tester may be included in the test circuit  111 . 
     In various embodiments, the coupler may include a resistive or capacitive coupler that does not have directionality, and a coupled-line directional coupler that has high directionality. The coupled-line directional coupler may include a unidirectional coupled-line coupler and a bidirectional coupled-line coupler. When the coupled-line directional couplers are disposed at an input end and an output end of an individual circuit element, the respective coupled-line directional couplers may extract an input signal or an output signal of the individual circuit element. Herein, since the unidirectional coupled-line coupler extracts only a signal of one direction, an insertion loss regarding the circuit element may be identified based on the unidirectional coupled-line coupler. On the other hand, since the bidirectional coupled-line coupler extracts signals of both directions, not only an insertion loss but also a return loss regarding the circuit element may be identified based on the bidirectional coupled-line coupler. The couplers (for example, the couplers  311 ,  313 ,  315 ,  317 ) used in various embodiments of the disclosure may be unidirectional coupled-line couplers or bidirectional coupled-line couplers. 
     In various embodiments, the diode (for example, the diodes  327 ,  331 ,  335 ,  339 ) may be used to implement an RF mixer. For example, the diode may function as an RF mixer to generate a signal of a low frequency from a signal of a high frequency. Since the diode may be designed on the periphery of the coupled-line directional coupler as shown in the drawing, a signal transmitted from the coupler may be directly measured on a measurement reference surface, and accordingly, there is an effect that the total wire length is reduced. In addition, since the diode operates without separate power, power for generating a signal of a low frequency from a signal of a high frequency may be reduced. 
     A VLSI chip tester  230  may include a measurement controller  131  and a signal generator  133 . The signal generator  133  may generate a 2-tone test signal (for example, including two test signals of a cosine waveform having frequencies f 1 , f 2 , respectively), and may input the generated 2-tone test signal to the RF chain  210  (for example, the coupler  317 ). A part of the 2-tone test signal inputted to the coupler  317  may be outputted to the diode  339 , and a part thereof may be outputted to the input end of the amplifier  323  to become an input signal of the amplifier  323 . A 2-tone test signal component outputted to the diode  339  may be inter-modulated by the diode  339  to generate a signal having a frequency of (f 1 -f 2 ) and a signal having a frequency of (f 1 +f 2 ), and the measurement controller  131  of the VLSI chip tester  230  may extract the signal having the frequency of (f 1 -f 2 ) among the inter-modulated signals. For example, the measurement controller  131  of the VLSI chip tester  230  may extract the signal having the frequency of (f 1 -f 2 ) among the inter-modulated signals by using a low pass filter (LPF) or a band pass filter (BPF). 
     In various embodiments, the coupled-line directional coupler (for example, the coupler  311 ,  313 ,  315 ,  317 ) may extract power for the diode without distorting an input signal or an output signal of a circuit element, and the signal having the frequency of (f 1 -f 2 ) among the signals passing through the diode may reflect characteristics of an input signal or an output signal. Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester  230  may acquire a signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) corresponding to an input signal of the amplifier  323  at the output end of the diode  339 , and in a similar method, may acquire a signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) corresponding to an output signal of the amplifier  323  or an input signal of the mixer  315  at the output end of the diode  335 , may acquire a signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) corresponding to an output signal of the mixer  315  or an input signal of the amplifier  319  at the output end of the diode  331 , and may acquire a signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) corresponding to an output signal of the amplifier  319  at the output end of the diode  327 . In the disclosure, the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) may refer to a signal having a frequency of (f 1 -f 2 ). 
     In various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  230  (the measurement controller  131  thereof) may measure electrical characteristics (for example, an S-parameter) of an individual circuit element by using signals of (f 1 -f 2 ) acquired at the output ends of the diodes. In various embodiments, the S-parameter is a parameter related to a transfer function of an input signal and an output signal, and may include a change in the amplitude, a phase difference and/or a response speed of the input signal and the output signal. For example, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of the amplifier  323 , based on the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  339  and the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  335 . In another example, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of the mixer  321 , based on the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  335  and the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  331 . In still another example, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of the amplifier  319 , based on the signal (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  331  and the signal of (f 1 -f 2 ) from the diode  327 . 
       FIG.  4    illustrates a flowchart of a measurement device according to various embodiments.  FIG.  4    illustrates an operating method of the measurement device  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  4   , at step  401 , the measurement device may generate a test signal including a component signal of a first frequency and a component signal of a second frequency. For example, the measurement device may generate a test signal (for example, a 2-tone test signal) including a component signal of a first frequency f 1  and a component signal of a second frequency f 2 . 
     At step  430 , the measurement device may input the generated test signal to an RF chain including at least one circuit element. The measurement device may input the test signal to the RF chain to allow the signal including the component signal of the first frequency and the component signal of the second frequency to pass through each circuit element included in the RF chain. 
     At step  405 , the measurement device may detect output signals of a first diode, a second diode, and a third diode which receive, as input signals, signals generated based on a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of the circuit element, and a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element. In various embodiments, a coupled signal   regarding a signal   refers to a signal that is detected at a coupling port of a coupler when   is detected at an output port and/or an input port of the coupler. In various embodiments, the coupled signal regarding the input test signal of the circuit element may be divided into an input signal of the first diode and a first input signal by a first power divider, the coupled signal regarding the output signal of the circuit element may be divided into an input signal of the third diode and a second input signal by a second power divider, and an input signal of the second diode may be a combined signal which is generated by a power combiner based on the first input signal and the second input signal. 
     At step  407 , the measurement device may measure an S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a component signal of a third frequency in the output signal of the first diode, a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and the output signal of the second diode. Herein, the third frequency may be a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. In various embodiments, the S-parameter may include at least one of a size of the S-parameter, a phase of the S-parameter. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may determine the size of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a ratio of a size of a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode to a size of a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode. For example, the measurement device may determine the size of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element according to &lt;Equation 22&gt;. 
     In various embodiments, the first input signal and the second input signal may be combined by the power combiner to form the input signal of the second diode. In this case, the measurement device may determine a phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode, and a phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, may determine a ratio between a size of an in-phase component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the second diode and a size of a quadrature-phase component signal of the third frequency, based on the size of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element, the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode and the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and may determine the phase of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on the ratio between the size of the in-phase component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the second diode and the size of the quadrature-phase component signal of the third frequency. For example, the measurement device may acquire the in-phase component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the second diode and the quadrature-phase component signal of the third frequency according to &lt;Equation 33&gt; and &lt;Equation 34&gt;. 
     In various embodiments, the component signal of the first frequency in the first input signal and the component signal of the second frequency in the second input signal may be combined by the power combiner to form the input signal of the second diode. In this case, the measurement device may determine the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode or the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and may determine the phase of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element by subtracting the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode or the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, from the phase of the component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the second diode. For example, the measurement device may determine the phase of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element according to &lt;Equation 37&gt;. In various embodiments, the component signal of the first frequency in the first input signal may be acquired by a band pass filter (BPF), which allows the signal of the first frequency to pass therethrough and rejects the signal of the second frequency, and the component signal of the second frequency in the second input signal may be acquired by a band pass filter (BPF), which rejects the signal of the first frequency and allows the signal of the second frequency to pass therethrough. 
     In various embodiments, power of the coupled signal regarding the input test signal of the circuit element may be a sum of power of the input signal of the first diode and power of the first input signal, and power of the coupled signal regarding the output test signal of the circuit element may be a sum of power of the input signal of the third diode and power of the second input signal. 
     In various embodiments, each of the first diode, the second diode, and the third diode may generate an output signal including the component signal of the third frequency by inter-modulating the component signal of the first frequency and the component signal of the second frequency. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may further include an RF chain. In other words, the measurement device may be a device that includes an RF chain like a base station and a terminal. The measurement device may measure electrical characteristics of its own RF chain, and may self-calibrate the RF chain based on a result of measuring. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may adjust at least one bit value for calibrating the circuit element, based on the S-parameter regarding the circuit element. For example, the measurement device may calibrate the circuit element by adjusting a bit value of the circuit element to correspond to the S-parameter. In another example, the measurement device may calibrate the circuit element by adjusting the bit value of the circuit element to a value corresponding to the S-parameter. 
     In various embodiments, the first frequency and the second frequency may be frequencies in a millimeter wave band, and the third frequency may be a frequency in a low frequency band. For example, the first frequency f 1  may be 59.96 GHz, the second frequency f 2  may be 60.06 GHz, and the third frequency may satisfy f 1 -f 2 =100 MHz. In another example, the first frequency f 1  may be 69.95 GHz, the second frequency f 2  may be 70.05 GHz, and the third frequency may satisfy f 1 -f 2 =100 MHz. The above-described frequency values are merely examples and may be changeable. 
       FIG.  5    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using a 2-tone test signal according to various embodiments. In the disclosure, an operation of measuring characteristics or electrical characteristics of the RF chain may include an operation of measuring characteristics or electrical characteristics of each circuit element constituting the RF chain. 
     Referring to  FIG.  5   , the RF chain  210  may include amplifiers  521 ,  523 , a mixer  531 , an LO  541 , and a tester. The tester may include couplers  511 ,  513 ,  515 ,  517 , diodes  551 ,  553 ,  555 ,  557 , and resistors  561 ,  563 ,  565 ,  559 . The coupler  511  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  521 , an anode of the diode  551 , and the other side of the resistor  561  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  513  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  521 , an output end of the mixer  531 , and the other side of the resistor  563  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  515  may be connected to an input end of the mixer  531 , an output end of the amplifier  523 , an anode of the diode  555 , and the other side of the resistor  565  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  517  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  523 , an anode of the diode  557 , and the other side of the resistor  559  having one side connected to the ground. The mixer  531  may be connected to the LO  541 . 
     In various embodiments, a signal generator  133  of a VLSI chip tester  230  may input a 2-tone test signal for measuring an S-parameter regarding each circuit element of the RF chain  210  to the RF chain  210 . A circuit element which is a target for measuring the S-parameter may operate in a millimeter wave band, but an operating frequency is not limited to the millimeter wave band. Herein, a waveform of the 2-tone test signal may be a cosine waveform, and sizes and phases of signals constituting the 2-tone test signal may be the same as one another. The 2-tone test signal may be inputted to the coupler  517 , first, and the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may be expressed by &lt;Equation 1&gt; presented below:
 
 {circumflex over (x)}={circumflex over (V)}   1  cos(ω 1   t )+ {circumflex over (V)}   1  cos(ω 2   t )  Equation 1
 
     where {circumflex over (x)} is a 2-tone test signal, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, ω 1 , ω 2  are frequencies of signals, and it is assumed that ω 1 &gt;ω 2  and ≈ω 1 ≈ω 2 . 
     Signals  ,   passing through the coupler  517  may satisfy &lt;Equation 2&gt; presented below:
 
 P ( )+ P ( )= P ( {circumflex over (x)} )  Equation 2
 
     where P(a) is power of a signal a,   is a signal inputted to the amplifier  523  among signals passing through the coupler  517 ,   is a signal inputted to the diode  557  among signals passing through the coupler  517 , and {circumflex over (x)} is a 2-tone test signal. In addition, ≈| |≈| | and | |&gt;&gt;| |. Herein, it is assumed that an insertion loss of a coupler is similar to 0 dB for convenience of calculation. 
     Similarly, signals  ,   passing through the coupler  517 ,  515 ,  513  or  511  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 3&gt; presented below:
 
 P ( )+ P ( )=| S   nm | 2   P ( ),( m=n− 1)  Equation 3
 
     where P(a) is power of a signal a,   is an input signal regarding the coupler  517 ,  511 ,  513  or  515 , S nm  is an S-parameter of the amplifier  521 ,  523  or the mixer  531 ,   is a signal inputted to a diode among output signals of the coupler  517 ,  511 ,  513  or  515 , and   is the other signal components. The 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may be expressed by  , and ≈| |≈|S nm | *| | and | |&gt;&gt;| |. 
     When the 2-tone test signal x is inputted to the RF chain  210 , the signal   which passes through each circuit element or is reflected on each circuit element may be expressed by &lt;Equation 4&gt; presented below according to electrical characteristics of the circuit element:
 
 = cos(ω 1   t )+ cos(ω 2   t )  Equation 4
 
     where   is a signal converted from the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} by each circuit element, ω 1 , ω 2  are respective frequencies,   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  signal in  , and t is a time variable. 
     In &lt;Equation 4&gt;,  ,   may be expressed by &lt;Equation 5&gt; and &lt;Equation 6&gt; presented below, respectively:
 
 = {circumflex over (V)}   1 *(1+Δ yn ) θ′ yn   Equation 5
 
     where   is a complex value of the ω 1  frequency signal in the signal   which is converted from the 2-tone test signal z by each circuit element, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ yn  is a change in the size of {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, and θ yn  is a change in the phase of {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency.
 
 = {circumflex over (V)}   1 *(1+Δ′ yn ) θ′ yn   Equation 6
 
     where   is a complex value of the ω 2  frequency signal in the signal   which is converted from the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} by each circuit element, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ′ yn  is a change in the size of {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, and θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency. 
     Accordingly, an S-parameter of the amplifier  523  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 7&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where S 21  is the S-parameter of the amplifier  523 , Δ y2  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , Δ y1  is a change in the size of a signal inputted to the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , θ y2  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , θ y1  is a change in the phase of the signal inputted into the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , Δ′ y2  is a change in the size of the signal passing through the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , Δ′ y1  is a change in the size of the signal inputted to the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , θ′ y2  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , θ′ y1  is a change in the phase of the signal inputted into the amplifier  523  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , f 1  is a frequency satisfying 
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     A signal component   inputted to a diode in a signal passing through a coupler may satisfy &lt;Equation 10&gt; presented below according to a response speed and a combining actor of the coupler:
 
 =  cos(ω 1   t )+  cos(ω 2   t )  Equation 10
 
     where   is a signal inputted to each diode, ω 1 , ω 2  are respective frequencies,   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  frequency signal in  , and t is a time variable. 
     In &lt;Equation 10&gt;,  ,   may be expressed by &lt;Equation 11&gt; and &lt;Equation 12&gt; presented below, respectively:
 
 = (1+Δ zn ) θ zn   Equation 11
 
     where   is a complex value of the ω 1  frequency signal in the signal   which is inputted to each diode,   is a complex value of the ω 1  frequency signal in a signal which is outputted from another port of the coupler connected to the diode, Δ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding   at ω 1 , and θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 .
 
 =   *(1+Δ′ zn ) θ′ zn   Equation 12
 
     where   is a complex value of the ω 2  frequency signal in the signal   which is inputted to each diode,   is a complex value of the ω 2  frequency signal in the signal which is outputted from another port of the coupler connected to the diode, Δ′ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding   at ω 2 , and θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 . 
     Meanwhile, current-voltage characteristics of each diode may satisfy &lt;Equation 13&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     y 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     x 
                     ) 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       e 
                       
                         x 
                         c 
                       
                     
                     - 
                     1 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   13 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where y is an output current of a diode, x is an input voltage of a diode, and c is a calibration coefficient. 
     The Maclaurin series expression of &lt;Equation 13&gt; may be expressed by &lt;Equation 14&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                     
                   
                     
                       y 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       x 
                       ) 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           e 
                           
                             x 
                             c 
                           
                         
                         - 
                         1 
                       
                       ≈ 
                       
                         
                           x 
                           c 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             x 
                             2 
                           
                           
                             2 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               c 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                             
                         
                           … 
                           ⁢ 
                               
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               x 
                               &lt; 
                               c 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   14 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where y is an output current of a diode, x is an input voltage of a diode, and c is a calibration coefficient. 
     Accordingly, a signal passing through a diode may be expressed by &lt;Equation 15&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     y 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     ) 
                   
                   ≈ 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                              
                           cos 
                           ⁢ 
                              
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 ω 
                                 1 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               t 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                              
                           cos 
                           ⁢ 
                              
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 ω 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               t 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                       c 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             z 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               2 
                             
                             cos 
                             ⁢ 
                                
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 t 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               2 
                             
                                
                             cos 
                             ⁢ 
                                
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 t 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               ⋆ 
                               
                                    
                                 cos 
                                 ⁢ 
                                    
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           ω 
                                           1 
                                         
                                         + 
                                         
                                           ω 
                                           2 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     t 
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             
                               ⋆ 
                               
                                 
                                   * 
                                 
                                    
                                 cos 
                                 ⁢ 
                                    
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           ω 
                                           1 
                                         
                                         - 
                                         
                                           ω 
                                           2 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     t 
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   15 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a signal (voltage) inputted to each diode,   is a current passing through each diode, ω 1 , ω 2  are respective frequencies,   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  signal in  , t is a time variable, and c is a calibration coefficient of a diode. 
     According to &lt;Equation 15&gt;, the signal passing through the diode may include signals including ω 1 , ω 2  and other frequency components due to an inter-modulation phenomenon. 
     Comparing &lt;Equation 10&gt; and &lt;Equation 15&gt;, a complex value  *  of each frequency (ω 1 -ω 2 ) signal of the signal y( ) passing through the diode may be expressed by a product of the complex value   of each frequency ω 1  signal and the complex value   of each frequency ω 2  signal in the signal   before passing through the diode. Accordingly, electrical characteristics (that is, an S-parameter) of each circuit element may be measured by using signal components having each frequency (ω 1 -ω 2 ) among signals passing through the diode. 
     A complex value 
               1     2   ⁢     c   2         *   *         
of a signal the frequency of which is (ω 1 -ω 2 ) in the signal passing through the diode may be expressed by &lt;Equation 16&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     * 
                     * 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     * 
                     
                       2 
                     
                     * 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         + 
                         
                           Δ 
                           n 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         + 
                         
                           Δ 
                           n 
                           ′ 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ∡ 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           θ 
                           n 
                         
                         - 
                         
                           θ 
                           n 
                           ′ 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   16 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in the signal   inputted to each diode,   is a complex value of a ω 2  signal in  , c is a calibration coefficient of a diode, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ n  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ n )=(1+Δ yn )(1+Δ zn ), Δ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 ,   is a signal outputted from another port of the coupler connected to the diode, Δ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 1 , Δ′ n  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ′ n )=(1+Δ′ yn )(1+Δ′ zn ), Δ′ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , Δ′ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 2 , θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n = θ yn + θ zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = θ′ yn + θ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, and θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 . 
     According to &lt;Equation 16&gt;, 
               1   +     Δ   2         1   +     Δ   1             
may be defined as shown in &lt;Equation 17&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             z2 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             
                               z 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   17 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ 1  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ 1 )=(1+Δ y1 )(1+Δ z1 ), Δ y1  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the amplifier  523 , Δ z1  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the diode  557 , Δ 2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ 2 )=(1+Δ y2 )(1+Δ z2 ), Δ y2  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the mixer  531 , Δ z2  is a change in the size of {circumflex over (2)} regarding a component   of   at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the diode  555 . 
     If the couplers  511 ,  513 ,  515 , and  517  are the same as one another, the change in the size Δ zn  and the change in the phase θ zn  of signals passing through the couplers are all the same, and accordingly, &lt;Equation 18&gt; and &lt;Equation 19&gt; may be established.
 
(1+Δ z1 )=(1+Δ z2 )=(1+Δ z3 )=(1+Δ z4 )  Equation 18
 
     where Δ z1  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  517 , Δ z2  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  515 , Δ z3  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  513 , and Δ z4  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  511 .
 
θ z1 =θ z2 =θ z3 =θ z4   Equation 19
 
     where θ 21  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the coupler  517 , θ z2  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the coupler  515 , θ z3  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the coupler  513 , and θ z4  is a change in the phase of the signal passing through the coupler  511 . 
     Accordingly, &lt;Equation 17&gt; may be expressed by &lt;Equation 20&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
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                             S 
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             ❘ 
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                         ⁢ 
                             
                         at 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         
                           f 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   20 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ 1  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ 1 )=(1+Δ y1 )(1+Δ z1 ), Δ y1  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the amplifier  523 , Δ 2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ 2 )=(1+Δ y2 )(1+Δ z2 ), Δ y2  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 ,   is an input signal of the mixer  531 , and |S 21 | at f 1  is a size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  523  at a frequency 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 f 
                 1 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   w 
                   1 
                 
                 
                   2 
                   ⁢ 
                   π 
                 
               
             
             . 
           
         
       
     
     Similarly, 
               1   +     Δ   2   ′         1   +     Δ   1   ′             
may be expressed by &lt;Equation 21&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         2 
                         ′ 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         1 
                         ′ 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 2 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 1 
                               
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             ❘ 
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                             S 
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             ❘ 
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                         ⁢ 
                             
                         at 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         
                           f 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   21 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ′ 1  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ′ 1 )=(1+Δ′ y1 )(1+Δ′ z1 ), Δ′ y1  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 ,   is an input signal of the amplifier  523 , Δ′ 2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ′ 2 )=(1+Δ′ y2 )(1+Δ′ z2 ), Δ′ y2  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 ,   is an input signal of the mixer  531 , and |S 21 | at f 2  is a size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  523  at a frequency 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 f 
                 2 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   w 
                   2 
                 
                 
                   2 
                   ⁢ 
                   π 
                 
               
             
             . 
           
         
       
     
     According to &lt;Equation 20&gt; and &lt;Equation 21&gt;, on the assumption that 
                 (     1   +     Δ   z       )     ⁢     (     1   +     Δ   2   ′       )           (     1   +     Δ   1       )     ⁢     (     1   +     Δ   1   ′       )             
is a product of sizes of S 21  at f 1 , f 2  and ≈f 1 ≈f 2  (that is, ≈ω 1 ≈ω 2 ), S-parameter characteristics may indicate a continuous function regarding frequencies. Accordingly, the size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  523 , |S 21 |, may be expressed by &lt;Equation 22&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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                         S 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       
                         ❘ 
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                     ≈ 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 2 
                                 ′ 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 1 
                                 ′ 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             size 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             
                               of 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                                    
                               
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             frequency 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             signal 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             component 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             output 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             signal 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                                  
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             y 
                             ⁢ 
                                
                             
                               ( 
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             of 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             diode 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             555 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             size 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             
                               of 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                                    
                               
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             frequency 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             signal 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             component 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             output 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             signal 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                                  
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               y 
                               ( 
                                  
                               ) 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             of 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             diode 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             557 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   22 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Similarly, the size of the S-parameter regarding the mixer  531  and the size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  521  may also be measured. 
     As a result, according to various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  230  may measure the size of the S-parameter of each circuit element, by measuring the size of a signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of a diode. 
     In addition, according to various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  230  may measure the phase of the S-parameter of each circuit element, by measuring the phase of a signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of a diode. 
     For example, when the response speed of the amplifier  523  is τ 1 , &lt;Equation 23&gt; presented below may be satisfied.
 
(θ 2 −θ′ 2 )−(θ 1 −θ′ 1 )=−(ω 1 −ω 2 )τ 1   Equation 23
 
     where θ 2  is a variable satisfying  θ 2 = θ y2 +   z2 , θ y2  is a change in the phase of an input signal   of the mixer  531  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at a ω 1  frequency, θ z2  is a change in the phase of an input signal   of the diode  555  regarding the input signal   of the mixer  531  at the ω 1  frequency, θ′ 2  is a variable satisfying  θ′ 2 = θ′ y2 + θ′ z2 , θ′ y2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the mixer  531  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at a ω 2  frequency, θ′ z2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the diode  555  regarding the input signal   of the mixer  531  at the ω 2  frequency, and τ 1  is the response speed of the amplifier  523 . 
     According to &lt;Equation 23&gt;, the response speed of the amplifier  523 , τ 1 , may be expressed by &lt;Equation 24&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     τ 
                     1 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     - 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               2 
                             
                             - 
                             
                               θ 
                               2 
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         - 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                             
                             - 
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                               ′ 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           ω 
                           1 
                         
                         - 
                         
                           ω 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   24 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where θ 2  is a variable satisfying  θ 2 = θ y2 + θ z2 , θ y2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the mixer  531  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, θ z2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the diode  555  regarding the input signal   of the mixer  531  at the ω 1  frequency, θ′ 2  is a variable satisfying  θ′ 2 = θ′ y2 + θ′ z2 , θ′ y2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the mixer  531  regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, θ′ z2  is a change in the phase of the input signal   of the diode  555  regarding the input signal   of the mixer  531  at the ω 2  frequency, and τ 1  is the response speed of the amplifier  523 . 
     In &lt;Equation 24&gt;, θ 2 - θ′ 2  is a phase of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal y( ) of the diode  555 , and θ 1 - θ′ 1  is a phase of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal y( ) of the diode  557 . Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester  230  may measure the response speed of the amplifier  523  by measuring the phase of a signal the frequency of which is (ω 1 -ω 2 ) in the output signal of the diode  555  and the output signal of the diode  557 . Similarly, the VLSI chip tester  230  may measure the response speed of the mixer  531  and/or the amplifier  521  by measuring the phase of a signal the frequency of which is (ω 1 -ω 2 ) in the output signal of the diode. 
       FIG.  6    illustrates a simulation circuit for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   , a signal generator  133  may input a 2-tone test signal to an amplifier  611  for the sake of a harmonic balance simulation. Power of the 2-tone test signal may be RFpower (dbm), and the 2-tone test signal may include signal components frequencies of which are 59.95 GHz, 60.05 GHz, respectively. In the disclosure, the RFpower may be a value within a range from −20 dBm to 0 dBm. The 2-tone test signal may be inputted to a circuit element and/or a diode through couplers  651 ,  653 ,  655 , and  657 . A VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of the amplifier  611  by using a signal component the frequency of which is 60.05-59.95=0.1 GHz=100 MHz in an output signal (that is, a signal detected from a cathode) of a diode  641 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz at an output signal of a diode  645 . The VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of a mixer  621 , which is connected with an LO  631 , by using a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  645 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in an output signal of a diode  649 . The VLSI chip tester  230  may determine an S-parameter of an amplifier  613  by using a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  649 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in an output signal of a diode  653 . 
     In the above-described examples, the S-parameter measured regarding each circuit element may be an insertion loss of each circuit element. However, the 2-tone test signal may be reflected on each circuit element, and the VLSI chip tester  230  may also measure a return loss on each circuit element. For example, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine the S-parameter (return loss) of the amplifier  611  by using the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  641 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in an output signal of a diode  643 . The VLSI chip tester  230  may determine the S-parameter (return loss) of the mixer  621 , which is connected with the LO  631 , by using the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  645 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in an output signal of a diode  647 . The VLSI chip tester  230  may determine the S-parameter (return loss) of the amplifier  613  by using the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  649 , and a signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in an output signal of a diode  651 . 
     The return loss on each circuit element according to the result of the harmonic balance simulation described above may be expressed as shown in &lt;Table 1&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 |S11| 
                 Real  
                 Simulation  
               
               
                 (Input Power = −20 dBm) 
                 S-parameter [dB] 
                 Value [dB] 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 AMP1 
                 −11.3 
                 −11.135 
               
               
                 AMP2 
                 −8.8 
                 −8.863 
               
               
                 MIX1 
                 −14.1 
                 −14.243 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Herein, |S11| refers to a return loss o each circuit element, AMP1 refers to the amplifier  611 , AMP2 refers to the amplifier  613 , and MIX1 refers to the mixer  621 . 
     The simulation value of the return loss regarding AMP1, −11.135 dB, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 25&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   AMP1_S11 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           A 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             2 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           A 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   25 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where AMP1_S11 is the return loss of AMP1, dBm(A2[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  643 , and dBm(A1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  641 . 
     The simulation value of the return loss regarding AMP2, −8.863 dB, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 26&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   AMP2_S11 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           C 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             2 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           C 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   26 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where AMP2_S11 is the return loss of AMP2, dBm(C2[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  651 , and dBm(C1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  649 . 
     The simulation value of the return loss regarding MIX1, −14.243, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 27&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Mixer_S11 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             2 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   27 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Mixer_S11 is the return loss of MIX1, dBm(B2[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  647 , and dBm(B1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  645 . 
     The insertion loss on each circuit element according to the result of the harmonic balance simulation described above may be expressed as shown in &lt;Table 2&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 |S21| 
                 Real  
                 Simulation  
               
               
                 (Input Powerr = −20 dBm) 
                 S-parameter [dB] 
                 Value [dB] 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 AMP1 
                 14.8 
                 14, 13 
               
               
                 AMP2 
                 11.5 
                 13.6 
               
               
                 MIX1 
                 −2.1 
                 −0.087 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Herein, |S21| refers to an insertion loss on each circuit element, AMP1 refers to the amplifier  611 , AMP2 refers to the amplifier  613 , and MIX1 refers to the mixer  621 . The simulation value of the insertion loss regarding AMP1, 14.13 dB, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 28&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   AMP1_S21 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           A 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   28 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where AMP1_S21 is the insertion loss of AMP1, dBm(B1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  645 , and dBm(A1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  641 . 
     The simulation value of the insertion loss regarding AMP2, 13.6 dB, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 29&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     AMP2_S21 
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           dBm 
                           ⁡ 
                           ( 
                           
                             D 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               1 
                               [ 
                               
                                 ∷ 
                                 
                                   , 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         - 
                         
                           dBm 
                           ⁡ 
                           ( 
                           
                             C 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               1 
                               [ 
                               
                                 ∷ 
                                 
                                   , 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                         
                     29 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where AMP2_S21 is the insertion loss of AMP2, dBm(D1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  653 , and dBm(C1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  649 . 
     The simulation value of the insertion loss regarding MIX1, −0.087, was calculated according to &lt;Equation 30&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Mixer_S21 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           C 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         dBm 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             1 
                             [ 
                             
                               ∷ 
                               
                                 , 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   30 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Mixer_S21 is the insertion loss of MIX1, dBm(C1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  649 , and dBm(B1[::,1]) refers to a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  645 . 
     Referring to &lt;Table 1&gt; and &lt;Table 2&gt; presented above, an error between the simulation value of the S-parameter and the rear measurement value of the S-parameter may be within 2.1 dB. 
       FIG.  7    illustrates a circuit structure for self-calibration according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  7   , the circuit for self-calibration may include a power divider/combiner  710 , an IF module  720 , a detector  730 , an SPI  740 , a digital controller  750 , and RF chains  760 . In various embodiments, the power divider/combiner  710 , the IF module  720 , the detector  730 , the SPI  740 , the digital controller  750 , and the RF chains  760  may be included in the measurement device  100 . For example, the detector  730 , the SPI  740 , the digital controller  750  may be included in the measurement controller  131 , and the power divider/combiner  710 , the IF module  720 , and the RF chains  760  may be included in the communication unit  110 . The power divider/combiner  710  may be included in the test circuit  111 . 
     In various embodiments, the detector  740  may detect a measurement signal of a tester of the RF chains  760  and/or the power divider/combiner  710 . The digital controller  750  may generate a control value for adjusting a value of a circuit element (for example, a phase shifter, an attenuator) based on the detected signal. Furthermore, the digital controller  750  may adjust a circuit element value of the RF chains  760  (a module or a channel) through the SPI  740  according to the control value. 
     In other words, in an active analogue beamforming structure as shown in  FIG.  7   , a self-calibration function may be implemented to reduce a relative error between channels (that is, the RF chains). For example, the digital controller  750  may perform the self-calibration function by measuring an S-parameter between channels, and controlling a value of the phase shifter and/or the attenuator on a bit basis in order to reduce an error between channels. 
     In various embodiments, a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal may be inputted to the RF chain instead of a 2-tone test signal in order to measure an S-parameter on each circuit element. Hereinafter, an abstract shape of an FMCW signal will be described with reference to  FIG.  8   . 
       FIG.  8    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring an S-parameter of a circuit element by using a 2-tone test signal according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  8   , the RF chain  210  may include a phase shifter  810 , couplers  821 ,  823 , power dividers  831 ,  833 , a power combiner  835 , resistors  851 ,  853 , and diodes  841 ,  843 ,  845 . The coupler  821  may be connected with an output end of the phase shifter  810 , the power divider  831 , and the other side of the resistor  851  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  823  may be connected with an input end of the phase shifter  810 , the power divider  833 , and the other side of the resistor  853  having one side connected to the ground. The power combiner  835  may be connected with the diode  843 , the power divider  831  connected with the diode  841 , and the power divider  833  connected with the diode  845 . 
     In various embodiments, when a 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} is inputted to the RF chain  210 , an input signal   regarding the phase shifter  810  may be detected at an output port of the coupler  823 , and the signal   and a coupled signal   regarding the signal   may satisfy &lt;Equation 10&gt; (n=1). Herein, the signals {circumflex over (x)},   and   may satisfy &lt;Equation 2&gt;, and the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may include a component signal of a f 1  frequency and a component signal of a f 2  frequency. Similarly, when the 2-tone test signal  2  is inputted to the RF chain  210 , an output signal   of the phase shifter  810  may be detected at an input port of the coupler  821 , and a coupled signal   regarding the signal   may satisfy &lt;Equation 10&gt; (n=2). When the signal   is inputted to the power divider  833 , the power divider  833  may output two signals 
               2           
having halves of power of an input signal to the power combiner  835  and the diode  845 , respectively. Similarly, when the signal   is inputted to the power divider  831 , the power divider  831  may output two signals
 
               2           
having halves of power of an input signal to the power combiner  835  and the diode  841 , respectively. The signals
 
                 2             and             2             
and inputted to the power combiner  835  may be combined by the power combiner  835 , and the power combiner  835  may output a combined signal
 
                 +       2       .         
In other words, the power combiner  835  may combine the coupled signal   outputted by the coupler  823  and the coupled signal   outputted by the coupler  821 , the respective sizes of which are reduced by 1/√{square root over (2)} times, and may output the combined signal.
 
     When the output signal 
               +       2           
of the power combiner  835  passes through the diode  843 , a component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  843  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 31&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       y 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           + 
                         
                         
                           2 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ≈ 
                     
                       … 
                       + 
                       
                         
                           1 
                           
                             4 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               c 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         * 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               * 
                             
                             + 
                             
                               * 
                             
                             + 
                             
                               * 
                             
                             + 
                             
                               * 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                     
                   
                     
                       cos 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               ω 
                               1 
                             
                             - 
                             
                               ω 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         t 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     + 
                     … 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   31 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a coupled signal regarding an input signal   of the phase shifter  810 ,   is a coupled signal regarding an output signal   of the phase shifter  810 , 
             y   ⁡   (       +       2       )         
is an output signal of the diode  843  regarding an input signal
 
               +       2           
the diode  843 , c is a calibration coefficient,  is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of the ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of the ω 2  frequency signal in  , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively, and t is a time variable.
 
     When a response speed of the phase shifter  810  is τ and a relative phase size of the phase shifter  801  is Θ, a component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  843  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 32&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         + 
                       
                       
                         2 
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   ≈ 
                   
                     … 
                     + 
                     
                       
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                           4 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         2 
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             1 
                             ′ 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             + 
                             
                               ∡ 
                               ⁡ 
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   1 
                                   ′ 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
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                             ⁢ 
                             
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                                 + 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 - 
                                   
                                 
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                                   1 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
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                               2 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               ∡ 
                               ⁡ 
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   2 
                                   ′ 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         cos 
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 ω 
                                 1 
                               
                               - 
                               
                                 ω 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           t 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   32 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a coupled signal regarding an input signal   of the phase shifter  810 ,   is a coupled signal regarding an output signal   of the phase shifter  810 , 
             y   ⁡   (       +       2       )         
is an output signal of the diode  843  regarding an input signal
 
               +       2           
of the diode  843 , c is a calibration coefficient, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ n  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ n )=(1+Δ yn )(1+Δ n ), Δ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , Δ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 1 , Δ′ n  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ′ n =(1+Δ′ yn )(1+Δ′ zn ), Δ′ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , Δ′ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 2 , θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n = θ yn +   zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at a ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = θ′ yn + θ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at a ω 2  frequency, and θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 , Θ is a relative phase size of the phase shifter  810 , S21 is an S-parameter of the phase shifter,  810 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively, and t is a time variable.
 
     If the output signal of the diode  843  is divided into an in-phase (hereafter, referred to as I-phase) component signal and a quadrature phase (hereinafter, referred to as Q-phase) component signal in &lt;Equation 32&gt;, the respective I-phase signal component (hereinafter, referred to as I-signal) and Q-phase signal component (hereinafter, referred as Q-signal) may be expressed by &lt;Equation 33&gt; and &lt;Equation 33&gt; presented below:
 
 I −signal≈ . . . (cos(θ 1 -θ′ 1 )+| S   21 |cos(Θ+θ 2 −θ′ 2 )+| S   21 | cos(−Θ+θ 1 -θ′ 1 )+| S   21 | 2  cos(θ 2 −θ′ 2 ))cos((ω 1 −ω 2 ) t   Equation 33
 
     where θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n = θ yn + θ zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding a complex value {circumflex over (V)} 1  of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = θ′ yn + θ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 ,   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal at  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  signal in  ,   is an input signal of the phase shifter  810 ,   is an output signal of the phase shifter  810 ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a coupled signal regarding  , S 21  is an S-parameter of the phase shifter  810 , Θ is a relative phase size of the phase shifter  810 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively, and t is a time variable.
 
 Q −signal≈ . . . (−sin(θ 1 −θ′ 1 )−| S   21 | sin(Θ+θ 2 −θ′ 2 )−| S   21 | sin(−Θ+θ 1 −θ′ 1 )−| S   21 | 2  sin(θ 2 −θ′ 2 ))sin((ω 1 −ω 2 ) t )  Equation 34
 
     where θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n=   θ yn + θ zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding a complex value {circumflex over (V)} 1  of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = ′ yn + ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 ,   is a complex value of a ω 1  frequency signal in  ,   is a complex value of a ω 2  signal in  ,   is an input signal of the phase shifter  810 ,   is an output signal of the phase shifter  810 ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a coupled signal regarding  , S 21  is an S-parameter of the phase shifter  810 , Θ is a relative phase size of the phase shifter  810 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively, and t is a time variable. 
     A VLSI chip tester  230  may determine the size |S 21 | of the S-parameter of the phase shifter  810 , based on a size of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  845 , and a size of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  841 , according to &lt;Equation 22&gt;. In addition, the VSLI chip tester  230  may determine a phase θ 1 - θ′ 1  of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  845 , and a phase θ 2 - θ′ 2  of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  841 . Accordingly, according to &lt;Equation 33&gt; and &lt;Equation 34&gt;, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine the relative phase size Θ of the phase shifter  810 , based on a ratio between the size of the I signal and the size of the Q-signal in the output signal of the diode  843 , with values of |S 21 |, θ 1 -θ′ 1  and θ 2 - θ′ 2  being given. 
     Although  FIG.  8    illustrates the method for measuring the S-parameter of the phase shifter  810 , the method described in  FIG.  8    may be applied to measuring S-parameters of other circuit elements, in addition to the S-parameter of the phase shifter  810 . 
       FIG.  9    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring an S-parameter of a circuit element by using a band pass filter (BPF) according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  9   , an RF chain  210  may include a phase shifter  910 , couplers  921 ,  923 , power dividers  931 ,  933 , a power combiner  935 , resistors  951 ,  953 , diodes  941 ,  943 ,  945 , and BPFs  961 ,  963 . The coupler  921  may be connected with an output end of the phase shifter  910 , the power divider  931 , and the other side of the resistor  951  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  923  may be connected with an input end of the phase shifter  910 , the power divider  933 , and the other side of the resistor  953  having one side connected to the ground. The power combiner  935  may be connected with the diode  943 , an output end of the BPF  961 , and an output end of the BPF  963 . An input end of the BPF  961  may be connected to the power divider  931  connected to the diode  941 , and an input end of the BPF  963  may be connected to the power divider  933  connected to the diode  945 . 
     In various embodiments, when a 2-tone test signal z is inputted to the RF chain  210 , an input signal   regarding the phase shifter  910  may be detected at an output port of the coupler  923 , and the signal   and a coupled signal   regarding the signal   may satisfy &lt;Equation 10&gt; (n=1). Herein, the signals {circumflex over (x)},   and   may satisfy &lt;Equation 2&gt;, and the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may include a component signal of a f 1  frequency and a component signal of a f 2  frequency. Similarly, when the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} is inputted to the RF chain  210 , an output signal   of the phase shifter  910  may be detected at an input port of the coupler  921 , and a coupled signal   regarding the signal   may satisfy &lt;Equation 10&gt; (n=2). When the signal   is inputted to the power divider  933 , the power divider  933  may output two signals 
               2           
having halves of power of the input signal to the BPF  963  and the diode  945 , respectively. Similarly, when the signal   is inputted to the power divider  931 , the power divider  931  may output two signals
 
             
          2           
having halves of power of the input signal to the BPF  961  and the diode  941 , respectively.
 
     In various embodiments, the BPF  961  may allow a signal the frequency of which is f 1  to pass therethrough, and may reject a signal having a different frequency (for example, a signal the frequency of which is f 2 ). In addition, the BPF  963  may allow a signal the frequency of which is f 2  to pass therethrough, and may allow a signal having a different frequency (for example, a signal the frequency of which is f 1 ) to pass therethrough. Accordingly, the output signal of the BPF  961  may include a component signal (hereinafter, referred to a 
                 (     @     f   1       )       2       )         
the frequency of which is f 1  in the signal
 
                 2       ,         
and the output signal of the BPF  963  may include a component signal (hereinafter, referred to as
 
                 (     @     f   2       )       2       )         
the frequency of which is f 2  in the signal
 
                 2       .         
The signals
 
                 (     @     f   1       )       2       ⁢         and   ⁢             (     @     f   2       )       2             
inputted to the power combiner  935  may be combined by the power combiner  935 , and the power combiner  935  may output the combined signal
 
                 (     @     f   1       )     +     (     @     f   2       )         2           
(hereinafter, referred to as In). The output signal of the power combiner  935  may be inputted to the diode  943 , and the diode  943  may output a signal for determining a phase size of the phase shifter  910 .
 
     The signal In combined by the power combiner  935  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 35&gt; presented below, according to &lt;Equation 16&gt;: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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                   35 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where In is a signal combined by the power combiner  935  or an output signal of the power combiner  935 , {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the 2-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ n  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ n )=(1+Δ yn )(1+Δ zn ), Δ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 1 , Δ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 1 , Δ′ n  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ′ n )=(1+Δ′ yn )(1+Δ′ zn ), Δ′ yn  is a change in the size of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at ω 2 , Δ′ zn  is a change in the size of   regarding a component   of   at ω 2 , θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = θ yn + θ zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = θ′ yn +θ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively,   is an input signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is an output signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is a coupled signal regarding  , and   is a coupled signal regarding  . 
     When the signal In passes through the diode  943 , a phase size of a component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  943  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 36&gt; presented below:
 
∠Out= (θ 2 −θ′ 1 )  Equation 36
 
     where ∠Out is a phase size of a component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  943 , θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n =   yn + θ zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , θ′ n  is a variable satisfying  θ′ n = ′ yn + ′ zn , θ′ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 2  frequency, θ′ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 2 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively,   is an input signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is an output signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a component signal of   at ω 1 , and   is a component signal of   at ω 2 . 
     Accordingly, as shown in &lt;Equation 37&gt; presented below, a VLSI chip tester  230  may acquire a phase size ∠S 21  of the phase shifter  910 , by subtracting the phase size of the component signal the frequency of which is (ω 1 -ω 2 ) in the output signal of the diode  945  from the phase size of the component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  943 :
 
∠ S   21 = (θ 1 −θ 2 )= (θ 2 −θ′ 1 )− (θ 1 −θ′ 1 )  Equation 37
 
     where ∠S 21  is a phase size of the phase shifter  910  (that is, a phase of an S-parameter of the phase shifter  910 ), θ n  is a variable satisfying  θ n = θ yn +   zn , θ yn  is a change in the phase of   regarding {circumflex over (V)} 1  at the ω 1  frequency, θ zn  is a change in the phase of   regarding   at ω 1 , ω 1  and ω 2  are frequencies satisfying ω 1 =2πf 1 , ω 2 =2πf 2 , respectively,   is an input signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is an output signal of the phase shifter  910 ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a coupled signal regarding  ,   is a component signal of   at ω 1 ,   is a component signal of   at ω 2 ,  (θ 2 - θ′ 1 ) is a phase size of the component signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of the diode  943 , and  (θ 1 - θ′ 1 ) is a phase size of the component signal the frequency of which is (ω 1 -ω 2 ) in the output signal of the diode  945 . 
     Furthermore, the VSLI chip tester  230  may determine a size |S 21 | of the S-parameter of the phase shifter  910 , based on the size of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  945 , and the size of the (ω 1 -ω 2 ) frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  941 , according to &lt;Equation 22&gt;. 
     Although  FIG.  9    illustrates the method for measuring the S-parameter of the phase shifter  910 , the method described in  FIG.  9    may be applied to measuring S-parameters of other circuit elements, in addition to the S-parameter of the phase shifter  910 . 
       FIG.  10    illustrates a simulation circuit for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using a BPF according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  10   , a signal generator  133  may input a 2-tone test signal to an amplifier  1010  for the sake of a harmonic balance simulation. Power of the 2-tone test signal may be RFpower (dbm), and the 2-tone test signal may include signal components frequencies of which are 69.95 GHz, 70.05 GHz, respectively. In the disclosure, RFpower may be a value within a range from −20 dBm to 0 dBm. The 2-tone test signal may be inputted to a coupler  1021 , and the coupler  1021  may output the input signal of the amplifier  1010  to the amplifier  1010 , and may output a coupled signal regarding the input signal of the amplifier  1010  to a power divider  1031 . The output signal of the amplifier  1010  may be inputted to a coupler  1023 , and the coupler  1023  may output a coupled signal regarding the output signal of the amplifier  1010  to a power divider  1033 , and may output a signal to a resistor  1050 . A resistance value of the resistor  1050  may be changed and/or swept to consider influence by impedance mismatch (for example, the resistance value may change from 10Ω to 90Ω). The power divider  1031  may output two signals having halves of power of the input signal from the coupler  1021  to a BPF  1051  and a diode  1041 . Similarly, the power divider  1033  may output two signals having halves of power of the input signal from the coupler  1023  to a BPF  1053  and a diode  1045 . 
     The BPF  1051  may allow a component signal the frequency of which is 69.95 GHz among the input signals from the power divider  1031 , and may reject a component signal having a different frequency (for example, a component signal the frequency of which is 70.05 GHz). The BPF  1051  may input, to a power combiner  1035 , the component signal the frequency of which is 69.95 GHz among the input signals from the power divider  1031 . The BPF  1053  may allow the component signal the frequency of which is 70.05 GHz among the input signals from the power divider  1033  to pass therethrough, and may reject a component signal having a different frequency (for example, a component signal the frequency of which is 69.95 GHz). The BPF  1053  may input, to the power combiner  1035 , the component signal the frequency of which is 70.05 GHz among the input signals from the power divider  1033 . The power combiner  1035  may combine the signal the frequency of which is 69.95 GHz from the BPF  1051 , and the signal the frequency of which is 70.05 GHz from the BPF  1053 , and may output the combined signal to a diode  1043 . Herein, signals inputted to the power combiner  1035  may be combined by the power combiner  1035 . 
     A VLSI chip tester  230  may determine a size of an S-parameter of the amplifier  1010 , based on a size of the signal component of the frequency of (70.05-69.95) GHz=100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  1045 , and a size of the signal component of the frequency of 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  1041 . In addition, the VLSI chip tester  230  may determine a phase size of the amplifier  1010 , by subtracting a phase size of the 100 MHz frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  1041  from a phase size of the 100 MHz frequency signal component in the output signal of the diode  1043 . 
     The size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  1010  according to a result of the harmonic balance simulation as shown in  FIG.  10    may be expressed as shown in &lt;Table 3&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Real  
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                 S-parameter [dB] 
                 Value [dB] 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 AMP1 
                 14.8 
                 13.7-15.7 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Herein, |S21| refers to the size of the S-parameter of the amplifier  1010 , and AMP1 refers to the amplifier  1010 . A simulation value of the size of the S-parameter regarding AMP1 was calculated according to &lt;Equation 38&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     where |S21| is the size of the S-parameter of AMP1, dBm(Vout2[::,1]) is a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  1045 , and dBm(AA5[::,1]) is a size of the dBm unit of the signal component the frequency of which is 100 MHz in the output signal of the diode  1041 . 
     Meanwhile, the phase of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  1010  according to a result of the harmonic balance simulation may be expressed as shown in &lt;Table 4&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Real S-parameter  
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                 50 
                 42.5-60 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Herein, ∠S21 refers to the phase of the S-parameter of the amplifier  1010 , and AMP1 refers to the amplifier  1010 . A simulation value of the phase of the S-parameter regarding AMP1 was calculated according to &lt;Equation 39&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Referring to &lt;Table 3&gt; and &lt;Table 4&gt; described above, an error between a simulation value regarding the size of the S-parameter and a real measurement value of the size of the S-parameter may be within 1.1 dB, and an error between a simulation value regarding the phase of the parameter and a real measurement value regarding the phase of the S-parameter may be within 10 degrees. 
     The device and the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may measure electrical characteristics (for example, an S-parameter) of an individual circuit, which operates in a millimeter wave band, in a low-frequency band, by using an inter modulation phenomenon of a diode. Accordingly, according to various embodiments of the disclosure, functions necessary for measuring a circuit operating in a high frequency band may be included in a chip, and a cost required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. 
     When a measurement circuit according to various embodiments of the disclosure is used for designing a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna system, a test using a probe may not be required for every channel, and a time required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. In addition, since a plurality of channels are measured simultaneously according to various embodiments of the disclosure, the measurement device and/or the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may be utilized as a self-calibration function for reducing a relative error between channels. For example, by reducing a relative error between channels, exact and precise analogue beamforming and/or beam tracing is possible, and a problem of nonuniformity of performance that a millimeter wave application system has may be solved. 
       FIG.  11    illustrates a configuration of a measurement device according to various embodiments. The configuration illustrated in  FIG.  11    may be understood as a configuration of a measurement device  1100 . The term “unit” or terms ending with suffixes “-er,” and “-or” used in the following descriptions refer to a unit processing at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. 
     Referring to  FIG.  11   , the measurement device includes a communication unit  1110 , a storage  1120 , and a controller  1130 . 
     The communication unit  1110  performs functions for transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. For example, the communication unit  1110  may perform a function of converting between a baseband signal and a bit stream according to a physical layer standard of a system. For example, when transmitting data, the communication unit  1110  may generate complex symbols by encoding and modulating a transmission bit stream. In addition, when receiving data, the communication unit  1110  may restore a reception bit stream by demodulating and decoding a baseband signal. In addition, the communication unit  1110  may up-convert a baseband signal into an RF band signal, and then may transmit the signal via an antenna, and may down-convert an RF band signal received via an antenna into a baseband signal. For example, the communication unit  1110  may include a transmission filter, a reception filter, an amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC), an analogue-to-digital converter (ADC), etc. 
     In addition, the communication unit  1110  may include a plurality of transmission and reception paths. Furthermore, the communication unit  1110  may include at least one antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements. In the hardware aspect, the communication unit  1110  may be configured by a digital circuit and an analog circuit (for example, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)). Herein, the digital circuit and the analogue circuit may be implemented as a single package. In addition, the communication unit  1110  may include a plurality of RF chains. Furthermore, the communication unit  1110  may perform beamforming. 
     The communication unit  1110  may transmit and receive signals as described above. Accordingly, an entirety or a portion of the communication unit  1110  may be referred to as a “transmitter,” “receiver,” or “transceiver.” In addition, in the following descriptions, transmitting and receiving via a wireless channel may be used as a meaning including processing by the communication unit  1110  as described above. 
     In various embodiments, the communication unit  1110  may include a test circuit  1111 . The test circuit  1111  may be built-in at least one chip included in the communication unit  1110 . For example, the test circuit  1111  may include at least one built-in tester. In various embodiments, the built-in tester may be referred to as a tester, a built-in tester circuit, a built-in self tester, or a built-in self tester circuit. Each built-in tester may include at least one of coupler(s), diode(s), resistor(s), power divider(s), or power combiner(s). 
     In various embodiments, each RF chain of the communication unit  1110  may include a plurality of circuit elements (for example, an amplifier, a phase shifter, a mixer, and/or a local oscillator), and each circuit element may be disposed between two testers. The two testers may measure a signal related to characteristics of an input end and an output end of each circuit element, which is disposed therebetween, and may transmit the result of measurement to a measurement controller  1131 . In the disclosure, the term ‘RF chain’ may be used interchangeably with a ‘channel’ or ‘module’. 
     The storage  1120  may store data such as a basic program for the operation of the measurement device, an application program, configuration information, etc. The storage  1120  may be configured by a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, or a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. In addition, the storage  1120  may provide stored data according to a request of the controller  1130 . 
     The controller  1130  may control overall operations of the measurement device. For example, the controller  1130  may transmit and receive signals via the communication unit  1110 . In addition, the controller  1130  may write and read out data on or from the storage  1120 . In addition, the controller  1130  may perform functions of a protocol stack required by communication standards. To achieve this, the controller  1130  may include at least one processor or micro processor, or may be a portion of a processor. In addition, a portion of the communication unit  1110  and the controller  130  may be referred to as a communication processor (CP). 
     According to various embodiments, the controller  1130  may include the measurement controller  1131  and a signal generator  1133 . The measurement controller  1131  may include at least one of: a detector (for example, a detector  1630 ) to detect a result of measurement from the test circuit  1111 ; a digital controller (for example, a digital controller  1650 ) to receive the result of measurement from the detector, to determine electrical characteristics of each circuit element based on the result of measurement, and to generate a control value for each circuit element based on the measured electrical characteristics; and a serial peripheral interface (SPI) (for example, an SPI  1640 ) to transmit the control value to each circuit element in order to apply the control value to each circuit element, although they are not illustrated. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device (for example, the measurement device  1100 ) may be an entity that performs wireless communication in a wireless communication system. For example, the measurement device may be a terminal or a base station. In various embodiments, the base station may be indicated by ‘access point (AP),’ ‘eNodeB (eNB),’ ‘gNodeB (gNB),’ ‘5 th  generation node (5G node),’ ‘wireless point,’ ‘transmission/reception point (TRP)’ or other terms having the same technical meaning, in addition to ‘base station.’ In addition, the terminal may be indicated by ‘user equipment (UE),’ ‘mobile station,’ ‘subscriber station,’ ‘remote terminal,’ ‘wireless terminal,’ or ‘user device’ or other terms having the same technical meaning, in addition to ‘terminal.’ 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device (for example, the measurement device  1100 ) may be separate from an entity that performs wireless communication in a wireless communication system. For example, the measurement device may be a device for calibrating a circuit element in a factory which produces RF chips of a terminal and/or a base station. In this case, the measurement device may not include at least one of the communication unit  1110  or the storage  1120 . 
     According to various embodiments, the controller  1130  may control the measurement device to perform operations according to various embodiments, which will be described below. 
     Hereinafter, various techniques for measuring characteristics of an RF chain will be described. In various embodiments, measuring characteristics of an RF chain may include measuring electrical characteristics of individual circuit elements included in the RF chain. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by using a probe station. According to a measurement technique based on a probe station, electrical characteristics of a chip may be identified by bringing a probe into contact with a pad in a semiconductor chip or a board. According to the measurement technique based on the probe station, since electrical characteristics of a chip are measured on a position close to a measurement reference surface, electrical characteristics of a circuit (for example, a circuit operating in a millimeter wave (mmWave) band) may be well measured. The measurement technique based on the probe station may have an advantage of measuring an inter-channel crosstalk by using a plurality of probes in identifying electrical characteristics of a phase array antenna-based system such as a 5 th  generation (5G) system (or a new radio (NR) system). However, the measurement technique based on the probe station may not guarantee precise measurement due to interference between circuit elements. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured based on a measurement technique based on a loop-back structure. According to the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure, electrical characteristics of an RF chain may be measured based on a loop-back structure which is formed by directly connecting an RF chain of a transmitter and an RF chain of a receiver, and returns back to an intermediate frequency end through the RF chains of the transmitter and the receiver, which operate in a millimeter wave band at the intermediate frequency end. For example, according to the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure, electrical characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by controlling a frequency by using a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)/analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) built-in a chip set, and by identifying a vector quantity of a loop-back signal. 
     According to an embodiment, characteristics of an RF chain may be measured by a measurement technique based on a vector network analyzer (VNA) structure. According to the VNA structure, a separate measurement circuit for measuring the RF chain may be built in the RF chain. According to the measurement technique based on the VNA structure, a test signal from a low power oscillator may be transmitted to an input end of a transmitter or a receiver through a coupler, and may pass only through a measurement target RF chain by using a plurality of RF switches. Furthermore, the characteristics (for example, amplitude and/or phase characteristics of a circuit) of the RF chain may be identified by measuring a signal passing through the measurement target RF chain by using an I/Q receiver. 
     As described above, the measurement technique based on the probe station is a technique for measuring a measurement target RF chain by using an external measurement device. In order to apply the measurement technique based on the probe station, a probe pad may be required to be disposed in the measurement target RF chain, and a probe corresponding to a distal end electrode of the external measurement device may be required to exactly contact the probe pad. In addition, according to the measurement technique based on the probe station, it may be possible to measure an inter-channel crosstalk by using a plurality of probes, but it may be difficult to precisely measure due to interference between circuit elements. When individual measurement is performed for each channel by using a single probe, the measurement technique based on the probe station may have technical limitations that make it difficult to measure inter-channel crosstalk characteristics. In addition, when iterative measurement is performed for measurement based on the probe station, a time loss such as degradation of productivity caused by the iterative measurement may occur. Furthermore, in a system of a millimeter wave band such as 5G, equipment and/or facilities which have low durability and are expensive, such as a high-performance ultrahigh frequency network analyzer, a probe, a cable, may be required to perform measurement based on the probe station. 
     As described above, the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure may include operations of inputting, by a low-priced probe device operating in a low frequency, a test signal of an intermediate frequency into a chip, and identifying whole electrical characteristics of a transmitter and a receiver connected in a loop-back structure. Herein, the test signal of the intermediate frequency may be converted into a millimeter wave band by a frequency converter in the transmitter and the receiver of the loop structure. However, the measurement technique based on the loop-back structure may have a disadvantage that it is difficult to identify electrical characteristics of individual circuit elements included in the transmitter and the receiver, such as a low noise amplifier (LNA), a mixer, a filter. In addition, when an output from an amplifier of the transmitter is directly inputted to an LNA of the receiver according to the loop-back structure, a signal having high power is inputted to the LNA, and accordingly, a result of measurement may be distorted. 
     According to the measurement technique based on the VNA structure as described above, a test circuit capable of performing functions of an external measurement device may be built in a measurement target RF chain in order to measure an individual circuit of a transmitter or a receiver, and electrical characteristics of the RF chain may be measured by using the test circuit. However, a plurality of RF switches may be required on each reference surface in order to measure a plurality of measurement target RF chains or circuit elements by using the test circuit included in the chip. Accordingly, complexity of the whole circuit may increase, and it may be difficult to identify exact characteristics of an individual circuit element such as a low noise amplifier, a mixer, a filter included in the transmitter and/or receiver. In particular, uncertainty of measurement may increase due to a characteristic deviation between RF switches, which are used to share a test circuit in a phase array antenna, and an elongated transmission line. 
     Accordingly, various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and a device for measuring characteristics of an RF chain. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring electrical characteristics of circuit elements included in an RF chain, and for adjusting a circuit element value. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-testing a circuit included in a transmitter and/or a receiver operating in a millimeter wave band. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide an integrated circuit in a chip for measuring electrical characteristics of an individual circuit element included in a transmitter or a receiver by using a self-test function, and for self-calibrating a defect and/or an error derived, based on the measured characteristics, and an operating method thereof. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-calibration for enhancing overall system performance by collectively measuring a plurality of RF chains in a phase array antenna, measuring a performance deviation between RF chains, and measuring a crosstalk between RF chains. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring an S-parameter regarding each circuit element by using the advantage of the probe station technique which directly measures a test signal on a reference surface of a circuit, and an operation of transmitting and receiving a low-frequency band signal through a loop-back structure. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a built-in tester (BiT) (for example, including a coupled-line directional coupler, a diode) in a chip, for measuring characteristics of an individual circuit of a measurement target transmitter and/or a receiver by using a low-frequency test signal (for example, an N-tone test signal, a pulse, a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal) inputted from the outside, and an operating method thereof. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for measuring an S-parameter of an individual circuit element operating in a millimeter wave band. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a self-calibration method and a device for operating an RF transceiver appropriately by measuring characteristics of each circuit element or RF chain, measuring an error of a circuit element value or an error between RF chains, and removing the error. 
     In addition, various embodiments provide a method and a device for self-testing an antenna beam pattern in an array antenna system including a transmitter or receiver chip based on a BiT technique, and calibrating the beam pattern according to a result of self-testing. 
       FIG.  12    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring and controlling characteristics of a circuit element in an RF chain according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  2   , the RF chain  1210  may include an amplifier  1215  and a tester, and the tester may include couplers  1211 ,  1213 , diodes  1217 ,  1221 , and resistors  1219 ,  1223 . The coupler  1211  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  1215 , an anode of the diode  1217 , and the resistor  1219 . The coupler  1213  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  1215 , an anode of the diode  1221 , and the resistor  1223 . Cathodes of the diode  1217  and the diode  1221  may be connected to a very large scale integration (VLSI) chip tester  1230 , and the resistors  1219  and  1223  may be connected to the ground. In various embodiments, the RF chain  1210  may be included in the communication unit  1110 , and the tester may be included in the test circuit  1111 . 
     The VLSI chip tester  1230  may generate a test signal and may input the test signal to the RF chain  1210 . For example, the test signal may be inputted to the coupler  1213 . The VLSI chip tester  1230  may provide a bias current or a bias voltage to the amplifier  1215 , and may transmit a control signal for adjusting the amplifier  1215 . In addition, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may receive a measurement signal from the diode  1217  and the diode  1221 , and may measure electrical characteristics of the amplifier  1215  based on the measurement signal. Furthermore, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may generate a control signal for controlling the amplifier  1215  based on the measured electrical characteristics of the amplifier  1215 . In various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may include the measurement controller  1131  and the signal generator  1133 , and may be included in the controller  1130 . 
     In general, the diode (for example, the diode  1217  and the diode  1221 ) may allow a current to flow only in one direction. For example, the diode may be used in a power source device which converts an alternating current into a direct current, and a light emitting diode. Furthermore, the diode may be used to implement an unbalanced mixer. In this case, the diode may output, to the cathode, a signal having a frequency corresponding to a sum of frequencies of signals inputted to the anode of the diode, and a signal having a frequency corresponding to a difference between frequencies. In various embodiments, outputting the signal having the frequency corresponding to the sum of the frequencies of the inputted signals, and the signal having the frequency corresponding to the difference between the frequencies may be referred to as ‘inter-modulation.’ In other words, inter-modulation of input signals may be performed by the diode. 
     A coupled-line directional coupler (for example, the couplers  1211 ,  1213 ) may be connected to an input end of an individual circuit element to extract an input signal, or may be connected to an output end of the individual circuit element to extract an output signal. When an input signal of a high frequency extracted by the coupler passes through the diode, an input signal of a low frequency may be obtained by inter-modulation, and, when an output signal of a high frequency extracted by the coupler passes through the diode, an output signal of a low frequency may be obtained by inter-modulation. Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester operating in a low frequency band may measure electrical characteristics of an individual circuit element operating in a high frequency, based on the obtained low frequency signals. 
     As described above, in various embodiments of the disclosure, a measurement device (for example, the VLSI chip tester  230 ) operating in a low frequency band (for example, 10 MHz to 3.5 GHz) may measure an S-parameter of an individual circuit element which operates in a high frequency band (for example, a millimeter wave band), based on inter-modulation. 
       FIG.  13    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring characteristics of circuit elements in an RF chain according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  13   , the RF chain  210  may include amplifiers  1319 ,  1323 , a mixer  1321 , a local oscillator (LO)  1325 , and a tester. The tester may include couplers  1311 ,  1313 ,  1315 ,  1317 , diodes  1327 ,  1331 ,  1335 ,  1339 , resistors  1329 ,  1333 ,  1337 ,  1341 . The coupler  1311  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  1319 , an anode of the diode  1327 , and the other side of the resistor  1329  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1313  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  1319 , an output end of the mixer  1321 , an anode of the diode  1331 , and the other side of the resistor  1333  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1315  may be connected with an input end of the mixer  1321 , an output end of the amplifier  1323 , an anode of the diode  1335 , and the other side of the resistor  1337  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1317  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  1323 , an anode of the diode  1339 , and the other side of the resistor  1341  having one side connected to the ground. The mixer  1321  may be connected to the LO  1325 . In various embodiments, the RF chain  1210  may be included in the communication unit  110 , and the tester may be included in the test circuit  111 . 
     In various embodiments, the coupler may include a resistive or capacitive coupler that does not have directionality, and a coupled-line directional coupler that has high directionality. The coupled-line directional coupler may include a unidirectional coupled-line coupler and a bidirectional coupled-line coupler. When the coupled-line directional couplers are disposed at an input end and an output end of an individual circuit element, the respective coupled-line directional couplers may extract an input signal or an output signal of the individual circuit element. Herein, since the unidirectional coupled-line coupler extracts only a signal of one direction, an insertion loss regarding the circuit element may be identified based on the unidirectional coupled-line coupler. On the other hand, since the bidirectional coupled-line coupler extracts signals of both directions, not only an insertion loss but also a return loss regarding the circuit element may be identified based on the bidirectional coupled-line coupler. The couplers (for example, the couplers  1311 ,  1313 ,  1315 ,  1317 ) used in various embodiments of the disclosure may be unidirectional coupled-line couplers or bidirectional coupled-line couplers. 
     In various embodiments, the diode (for example, the diodes  1327 ,  1331 ,  1335 ,  1339 ) may be used to implement an RF mixer. For example, the diode may function as an RF mixer to generate a signal of a low frequency from a signal of a high frequency. Since the diode may be designed on the periphery of the coupled-line directional coupler as shown in the drawing, a signal transmitted from the coupler may be directly measured on a measurement reference surface, and accordingly, there is an effect that the total wire length is reduced. In addition, since the diode operates without separate power, power for generating a signal of a low frequency from a signal of a high frequency may be reduced. 
     A VLSI chip tester  1230  may include a measurement controller  131  and a signal generator  133 . The signal generator  133  may generate an N-tone test signal (for example, including N test signals of a cosine waveform having frequencies f 1 , f 2 , f 3 , . . . , f N , respectively), and may input the generated N-tone test signal to the RF chain  1210  (for example, the coupler  1317 ). Herein, the frequencies of the N test signals satisfy a relationship of f 1 &gt;f 2 &gt;f 3 &gt; . . . &gt;f N . A part of the N-tone test signal inputted to the coupler  1317  may be outputted to the diode  1339 , and a part thereof may be outputted to the input end of the amplifier  1323  to become an input signal of the amplifier  1323 . A N-tone test signal component outputted to the diode  1339  may be inter-modulated by the diode  1339  to generate a signal having a frequency of (f n +f n+k ) and a signal having a frequency of (f n −f n+k ), and the measurement controller  131  of the VLSI chip tester  1230  may extract the signal having the frequency of (f n −f n+k ) among the inter-modulated signals. For example, the measurement controller  131  of the VLSI chip tester  1230  may extract the signal having the frequency of (f n −f n+k ) among the inter-modulated signals by using a low pass filter (LPF) or a band pass filter (BPF). 
     In various embodiments, the coupled-line directional coupler (for example, the couplers  1311 ,  1313 ,  1315 ,  1317 ) may extract power for the diode without distorting an input signal or an output signal of the circuit element, and the signal having the frequency of (f n −f n+k ) among signals passing through the diode may reflect characteristics of an input signal or an output signal. Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may acquire a ( ) signal corresponding to the input signal of the amplifier  1323  at the output end of the diode  1339 , and in a similar method, may acquire a 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal corresponding to the output signal of the amplifier  1323  or the input signal of the mixer  1315  at the output end of the diode  1335 , a
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal corresponding to the output signal of the mixer  1315  or the input signal of the amplifier  1319  at the output end of the diode  1331 , and a
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal corresponding to the output signal of the amplifier  1319  at the output end of the diode  1327 . In the disclosure, the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal refers to a signal having a frequency of
 
     
       
         
           
             
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     In various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  1230  (the measurement controller  131  thereof) may measure electrical characteristics (for example, an S-parameter) of an individual circuit element by using the 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signals acquired at the output end of the diode. In various embodiments, the S-parameter is a parameter related to a transfer function of an input signal and an output signal, and may include a change in the amplitude of the input signal and the output signal, a phase difference and/or a response speed. For example, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may determine an S-parameter of the amplifier  1323 , based on the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1339  and the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1335 . In another example, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may determine an S-parameter of the mixer  1321 , based on the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1335  and the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1331 . In another example, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may determine an S-parameter of the amplifier  1319 , based on
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1331  and the
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
signal from the diode  1327 .
 
       FIG.  14    illustrates a flowchart of a measurement device according to various embodiments.  FIG.  14    illustrates an operating method of the measurement device  1100 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  14   , at step  1401 , the measurement device may generate a test signal including at least three frequency component signals which are different from one another. For example, the measurement device may generate N test signals (for example, an N-tone test signal) including at least a component signal of a first frequency f 1 , a component signal of a second frequency f 2 , and a component signal of a third frequency f 3 . 
     At step  1403 , the measurement device may input the generated test signal to an RF chain including at least one circuit element. The measurement device may input the test signal to the RF chain to allow N frequency component signals, which include the component signal of the first frequency, the component signal of the second frequency, and the component signal of the third frequency, to pass through each circuit element included in the RF chain. 
     At step  1405 , the measurement device may detect an output signal of a first diode which receives at last part of a coupled signal regarding an input test signal of the circuit element as an input signal. In various embodiments, a coupled signal   regarding a signal   refers to a signal that is detected at a coupling port of a coupler when   is detected at an output port and/or an input port of the coupler. According to an embodiment, the first diode may receive the coupled signal   regarding the input test signal   of the circuit element as an input signal. 
     At step  1407 , the measurement device may detect an output signal of a second diode which receives at last part of a coupled signal regarding an output test signal of the circuit element as an input signal. According to an embodiment, the second diode may receive the coupled signal   regarding the output test signal   of the circuit element as an input signal. 
       FIG.  14    illustrates that step  1407  is performed after step  1405 , but this is merely an example and various changes may be made. For example, step  1407  may precede step  1405  or step  1405  and step  1407  may be performed simultaneously. 
     At step  1409 , the measurement device may measure an S-parameter regarding the circuit element based on a frequency component signal in the output signal of the first diode and a frequency component signal in the output signal of the second diode. Herein, a frequency of the frequency component signal may be a frequency difference between frequencies which are different from each other. In various embodiments, the S-parameter may include at least one of a size of the S-parameter and a phase of the S-parameter. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may determine the size of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element, based on a ratio of the size of the component signal of the frequency 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
in the output signal of the second diode to the size of the component signal of the frequency
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
in the output signal of the first diode. For example, the measurement device may determine the size of the S-parameter regarding the circuit element according to &lt;Equation 18&gt;.
 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may determine a response speed of the circuit element, based on a difference between the phase of the component signal of the frequency 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
in the output signal of the first diode, and the phase of the component signal of the frequency
 
             (         ∑     n   =   1       N   -   1           ∑     k   =   1       N   -   n         f   n         -     f     n   +   k         )         
in the output signal of the second diode. For example, the measurement device may determine the response speed of the circuit element according to &lt;Equation 59&gt;.
 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may further include an RF chain. In other words, the measurement device may be a device that includes an RF chain like a base station and a terminal. The measurement device may measure electrical characteristics of its own RF chain, and may self-calibrate the RF chain based on a result of measuring. 
     In various embodiments, the measurement device may adjust at least one bit value for calibrating the circuit element, based on the S-parameter regarding the circuit element. For example, the measurement device may calibrate the circuit element by adjusting a bit value of the circuit element to correspond to the S-parameter. In another example, the measurement device may calibrate the circuit element by adjusting the bit value of the circuit element to a value corresponding to the S-parameter. 
     In various embodiments, the frequency of the inputted test signal may be frequencies in a millimeter wave band, and the frequency detected at the measurement device may be a frequency in a low frequency band. For example, the first frequency f 1  may be 59.96 GHz, the second frequency f 2  may be 60.06 GHz, and the frequency may satisfy f 1 -f 2 =100 MHz. The above-described frequency values are merely examples and may be changeable. 
       FIG.  15    illustrates examples of configurations for measuring electrical characteristics of an RF chain by using an N-tone test signal according to various embodiments. In the disclosure, an operation of measuring characteristics or electrical characteristics of the RF chain may include an operation of measuring characteristics or electrical characteristics of each circuit element constituting the RF chain. 
     Referring to  FIG.  15   , the RF chain  210  may include amplifiers  1521 ,  1523 , a mixer  1531 , an LO  1541 , and a tester. The tester may include couplers  1511 ,  1513 ,  1515 ,  1517 , diodes  1551 ,  1553 ,  1555 ,  1557 , and resistors  1561 ,  1563 ,  1565 ,  1559 . The coupler  1511  may be connected to an output end of the amplifier  1521 , an anode of the diode  1551 , and the other side of the resistor  1561  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1513  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  1521 , an output end of the mixer  1531 , and the other side of the resistor  1563  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1515  may be connected to an input end of the mixer  1531 , an output end of the amplifier  1523 , an anode of the diode  1555 , and the other side of the resistor  1565  having one side connected to the ground. The coupler  1517  may be connected to an input end of the amplifier  1523 , an anode of the diode  1557 , and the other side of the resistor  1559  having one side connected to the ground. The mixer  1531  may be connected to the LO  1541 . 
     In various embodiments, a signal generator  1133  of a VLSI chip tester  1230  may input an N-tone test signal for measuring an S-parameter regarding each circuit element of the RF chain  1210  to the RF chain  1210 . A circuit element which is a target for measuring the S-parameter may operate in a millimeter wave band, but an operating frequency is not limited to the millimeter wave band. Herein, a waveform of the N-tone test signal may be a cosine waveform, and sizes and phases of signals constituting the N-tone test signal may be the same as one another. The N-tone test signal may be inputted to the coupler  1517 , first, and the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may be expressed by &lt;Equation 40&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where {circumflex over (x)} is an N-tone test signal, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, ω n  is frequencies of signals, and it is assumed that ω 1 &gt;ω 2 &gt;ω N  and ≈≈ω 1 ≈ω 2  . . . ≈ω N . 
     Signals  ,   passing through the coupler  1517  may satisfy &lt;Equation 41&gt; presented below:
 
 P ( )+ P ( )= P ( {circumflex over (x)} )  Equation 41
 
     where P(a) is power of a signal a,   is a signal inputted to the amplifier  1523  among signals passing through the coupler  1517 ,   is a signal inputted to the diode  1557  among signals passing through the coupler  1517 , and {circumflex over (x)} is an N-tone test signal. In addition, | |≈| | and | |&gt;&gt;| |. Herein, it is assumed that an insertion loss of a coupler is similar to 0 dB for convenience of calculation. 
     Similarly, signals  ,   passing through the coupler  1517 ,  1515 ,  1513  or  1511  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 42&gt; presented below:
 
 P ( )+ P ( )=| S   mn | 2   P ( ),( n=m− 1)  Equation 42
 
     where P(a) is power of a signal a,   is an input signal regarding the coupler  1517 ,  1511 ,  1513  or  1515 , S nm  is an S-parameter of the amplifier  1521 ,  1523  or the mixer  1531 ,   is a signal inputted to a diode among output signals of the coupler  1517 ,  1511 ,  1513  or  1515 , and   is the other signal components. The N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} may be expressed by  , and | |≈|S nm |* | and  |&gt;&gt;| |. 
     When the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} is inputted to the RF chain  1210 , the signal   which passes through each circuit element or is reflected on each circuit element may be expressed by &lt;Equation 43&gt; presented below according to electrical characteristics of the circuit element:
 
 =Σ n=1   N    cos(ω n   t )  Equation 43
 
     where   is a signal changed from the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)} by each circuit element, ω n  is respective frequencies of signals,   is a complex value of an input signal the frequency of which is w n  in a signal changed by a transmission end, and t is a time variable. 
     In &lt;Equation 43&gt;,   may be expressed by &lt;Equation 44&gt;:
 
( = {circumflex over (V)}   1 *(1+Δ yn   m ) θ yn   m   ,m= 1,2,3,4)  Equation 44
 
     where   is a complex value of an input signal the frequency of which is w n  in a signal changed by a transmission end, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ yn  is a change in the size of an input signal, and θ yn  is a change in the phase of the input signal. 
     Accordingly, S-parameters of the amplifier  1523  and the mixer  1531  may be expressed by &lt;Equation 45&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ∡ 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             θ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               n 
                             
                             3 
                           
                           - 
                           
                             θ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               n 
                             
                             2 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       at 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       
                         f 
                         n 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                     
                   
                     
                       S 
                       
                         4 
                         ⁢ 
                         3 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               4 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               3 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ∡ 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             θ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               n 
                             
                             4 
                           
                           - 
                           
                             θ 
                             
                               y 
                               ⁢ 
                               n 
                             
                             3 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       at 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       
                         f 
                         n 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   45 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where S 21  is an S-parameter of the amplifier  1523 , S 32  is an S-parameter of the mixer  1531 , S 43  is an S-parameter of the amplifier  1521 , Δ yn  is a change in the size of an input signal, θ yn  is a change in the phase of the input signal, and f 1  is a frequency satisfying 
                 f   1     =       w   1       2   π         ,         
f 2  is a frequency satisfying
 
                 f   2     =       w   2       2   π         ,         
f 3  is a frequency satisfying
 
                 f   3     =       w   3       2   π         ,         
and f 4  is a frequency satisfying
 
                 f   4     =       w   4       2   π         .         
That is, S 21  is an S-parameter indicating passing characteristics of the amplifier  1523 , S 32  is an S-parameter indicating passing characteristics of the mixer  1531 , and S 43  is an S-parameter indicating passing characteristics of the amplifier  1521 .
 
     A signal component   inputted to a diode in a signal passing through a coupler may satisfy &lt;Equation 46&gt; presented below according to a response speed and a combining factor of the coupler: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       z 
                       m 
                     
                     ^ 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       ∑ 
                       
                         n 
                         = 
                         1 
                       
                       N 
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           V 
                           zn 
                           m 
                         
                         ^ 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         cos 
                         ⁡ 
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             ω 
                             n 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           t 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   46 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a component of a signal coupled by the signal   which is changed from the N-tone test signal by the circuit element, through a coupler,   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of the coupler is w n , and t is a time variable. 
     In &lt;Equation 46&gt;,   may be expressed by &lt;Equation 47&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       
                         V 
                         zn 
                         m 
                       
                       ^ 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           V 
                           yn 
                           m 
                         
                         ^ 
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             zn 
                             m 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ∡θ 
                         zn 
                         m 
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   47 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of a coupler is w n ,   is a complex value of an input signal the frequency of which is w n  in a signal changed by a transmission end, Δ zn   m  is a change in the size of the signal  , and  θ zn   m  is a change in the phase of the signal  . 
     Meanwhile, current-voltage characteristics of each diode may satisfy &lt;Equation 48&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     y 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     x 
                     ) 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     e 
                     
                       x 
                       c 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   48 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where y is an output current of a diode, x is an input voltage of a diode, and c is a calibration coefficient. 
     The Maclaurin series expression of &lt;Equation 48&gt; may be expressed by &lt;Equation 49&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     y 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     x 
                     ) 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         e 
                         
                           x 
                           c 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       1 
                     
                     ≈ 
                     
                       
                         x 
                         c 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         
                           x 
                           2 
                         
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         … 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             x 
                             &lt; 
                             c 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   49 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where y is an output current of a diode, x is an input voltage of a diode, and c is a calibration coefficient. 
     Accordingly, a signal passing through a diode may be expressed by &lt;Equation 50&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     y 
                     ⁡ 
                     ( 
                     ) 
                   
                   ≈ 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           ∑ 
                           
                             n 
                             = 
                             1 
                           
                           N 
                         
                           
                         
                           
                             cos 
                             ⁡ 
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 ω 
                                 n 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               t 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                       c 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             ∑ 
                             
                               n 
                               = 
                               1 
                             
                             N 
                           
                           
                             
                               2 
                             
                             
                               cos 
                               ⁡ 
                               ( 
                               
                                 2 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   ω 
                                   n 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 t 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             ∑ 
                             
                               n 
                               = 
                               1 
                             
                             
                               N 
                               - 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               ∑ 
                               
                                 k 
                                 = 
                                 1 
                               
                               
                                 N 
                                 - 
                                 n 
                               
                             
                             
                               * 
                                  
                               
                                 cos 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       
                                         ω 
                                         n 
                                       
                                       + 
                                       
                                         ω 
                                         
                                           n 
                                           + 
                                           k 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   t 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     + 
                     
                       
                         1 
                         
                           2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       * 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             ∑ 
                             
                               n 
                               = 
                               1 
                             
                             
                               N 
                               - 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               ∑ 
                               
                                 k 
                                 = 
                                 1 
                               
                               
                                 N 
                                 - 
                                 n 
                               
                             
                             
                               * 
                               
                                 cos 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     
                                       
                                         ω 
                                         n 
                                       
                                       - 
                                       
                                         ω 
                                         
                                           n 
                                           + 
                                           k 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   t 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   50 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a component of a signal coupled by the signal   through a coupler,   is a signal of   passing through a diode, ω n , ω n+k  are respective frequencies,   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of a coupler is   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of a coupler is w n+k , t is a time variable, and c is a calibration coefficient of a diode. 
     According to &lt;Equation 50&gt;, a signal passing through a diode may include signals including ω n  and other frequency components due to an inter modulation phenomenon. 
     Comparing &lt;Equation 46&gt; and &lt;Equation 50&gt;, a complex value  of each frequency (ω n -ω n+k ) signal of a signal   passing through a diode may be expressed by a product of a complex value   of each frequency ω n  signal and a complex value   of each frequency ω n+k  signal in the signal   before passing through the diode. Accordingly, electrical characteristics (that is, an S-parameter) of each circuit element may be measured by using a signal component having each frequency (ω n -ω n+k ) among signals passing through a diode. 
     When a signal having N-tone is inputted to the RF chain, a complex value 
               1     2   ⁢     c   2         *   *         
of a signal the frequency of which is (ω n -ω n+k ) according to &lt;Equation 50&gt; may be expressed by &lt;Equation 51&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     * 
                     * 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       
                         2 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                     * 
                     
                       
                         V 
                         1 
                         2 
                       
                       ˆ 
                     
                     * 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         + 
                         
                           Δ 
                           n 
                           m 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         1 
                         + 
                         
                           Δ 
                           
                             n 
                             + 
                             k 
                           
                           m 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ∡ 
                       ⁡ 
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           θ 
                           n 
                           m 
                         
                         - 
                         
                           θ 
                           
                             n 
                             + 
                             k 
                           
                           m 
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   51 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of a coupler is   is a complex value of an input signal in which each frequency changed according to characteristics of a coupler is w n+k , c is a calibration coefficient of a diode, {circumflex over (V)} 1  is a complex value of the N-tone test signal {circumflex over (x)}, Δ n   m  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ n   m )=(1+Δ yn   m )(1+Δ zn   m ), Δ yn   m  is a change in the size of   at ω n , Δ zn   m  is a change in the size of   at ω n , Δ n+k   m  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n+k   m =(+Δ y(n+k)   m )(1+Δ z(n+k)   m ), Δ y(n+k)   m  is a change in the size of   Δ z(n+k)   m  is a change in the size of   θ n   m  is a variable satisfying  θ n   m = θ yn   m + θ zn   m , θ yn   m  is a change in the phase of   at the ω n  frequency, θ zn   m  is a change in the phase of   at ω n ,  θ n+k   m  is a variable satisfying  θ n+k   m = θ y(n+k)   m + θ z(n+k)   m , θ y(n+k)   m  is a change in the phase of  , and θ z(n+k)   m  is a change in the phase of  . 
     According to &lt;Equation 51&gt;, 
               1   +     Δ   n   2         1   +     Δ   n   1             
may be defined as shown in &lt;Equation 52&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         n 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         n 
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             yn 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             zn 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             yn 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           1 
                           + 
                           
                             Δ 
                             zn 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   52 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ n   1  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n   1 =(1+Δ yn   1 )(1+Δ zn ), Δ yn   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ zn   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ n   2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ n   2 )=(1+Δ yn   2 )(1+Δ zn   2 ), Δ yn   2  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, and Δ zn   2  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler. 
     If the couplers  1511 ,  1513 ,  1515 , and  1517  are the same as one another, the change in the size Δ zn  and the change in the phase θ zn  of signals passing through the couplers are all the same, and accordingly, &lt;Equation 53&gt; and &lt;Equation 54&gt; may be established.
 
(1+Δ zn   1 )=(1+Δ zn   2 )=(1+Δ zn   3 )=(1+Δ zn   4 )  Equation 53
 
     where Δ zn   1  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  1517 , Δ zn   2  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  1515 , Δ zn   3  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  1513 , and Δ zn   4  is a change in the size of a signal passing through the coupler  1511 .
 
θ zn   1 =θ zn   2 =θ zn   3 =θ zn   4   Equation 54
 
     where θ zn   1  is a change in the phase of a signal passing through the coupler  1517 , θ zn   2  is a change in the phase of a signal passing through the coupler  1515 , θ zn   3  is a change in the phase of a signal passing through the coupler  1513 , and θ zn   4  is a change in the phase of a signal passing through the coupler  1511 . 
     Accordingly, &lt;Equation 52&gt; may be expressed by &lt;Equation 55&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         n 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         n 
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               zn 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               zn 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               yn 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
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                             S 
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             ❘ 
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                         ⁢ 
                             
                         at 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         
                           f 
                           n 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   55 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ n   1  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n   1 =(1+Δ yn   1 )(1+Δ zn   1 ), Δ yn   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ zn   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ n   2  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n   2 =(1+Δ yn   2 )(1+Δ zn   2 ), Δ yn   2  a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ zn   2  a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, and |S 21 | at f 1  is a size of an S-parameter regarding an amplifier at a frequency 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 f 
                 n 
               
               = 
               
                 
                   w 
                   n 
                 
                 
                   2 
                   ⁢ 
                   π 
                 
               
             
             . 
           
         
       
     
     Similarly, 
               1   +     Δ   2   ′         1   +     Δ   1   ′             
may be expressed by &lt;Equation 56&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         
                           n 
                           + 
                           k 
                         
                         2 
                       
                     
                     
                       1 
                       + 
                       
                         Δ 
                         
                           n 
                           + 
                           k 
                         
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 z 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               2 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               Δ 
                               
                                 y 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                               1 
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             ❘ 
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                             S 
                             
                               2 
                               ⁢ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             ❘ 
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                         ⁢ 
                             
                         at 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         
                           f 
                           
                             n 
                             + 
                             k 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   56 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Δ n+k   1  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ y(n+k)   1 )(1+Δ z(n+k)   1 ), Δ y(n+k)   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ z(n+k)   1  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ n+k   2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ y(n+k)   2 )(1+Δ z(n+k)   2 ), Δ y(n+k)   2  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, Δ z(n+k)   2  is a change in the size of   passing through a coupler, and |S 21 | at f n+k  is a size of an S-parameter regarding an amplifier at a frequency 
     
       
         
           
             
               f 
               
                 n 
                 + 
                 k 
               
             
             = 
             
               
                 
                   w 
                   
                     n 
                     + 
                     k 
                   
                 
                 
                   2 
                   ⁢ 
                   π 
                 
               
               . 
             
           
         
       
     
     According to &lt;Equation 55&gt; and &lt;Equation 56&gt;, on the assumption that 
                 (     1   +     Δ   2       )     ⁢     (     1   +     Δ   2   ′       )           (     1   +     Δ   1       )     ⁢     (     1   +     Δ   1   ′       )             
is a product of sizes of S 21  at f n , f n+k  and f n ≈f n+k  (that is, ω n ≈ω n+k ), S-parameter characteristics may indicate a continuous function regarding frequencies. Accordingly, the size of the S-parameter regarding the amplifier  1523 , |S 21 |, may be expressed by &lt;Equation 57&gt; presented below:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ❘ 
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                       S 
                       21 
                     
                     
                       ❘ 
                       &#34;\[RightBracketingBar]&#34; 
                     
                   
                   ≈ 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 n 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 n 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               1 
                               + 
                               
                                 Δ 
                                 
                                   n 
                                   + 
                                   k 
                                 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ⁢ 
                         
                     at 
                     ⁢ 
                         
                     
                       
                         
                           f 
                           n 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           
                             n 
                             + 
                             k 
                           
                         
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   Equation 
                   ⁢ 
                       
                   57 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where |S 21 | is a size of an S-parameter, Δ n   1  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n   1 =(1+Δ yn   1 )(1+Δ zn   1 ), Δ n   2  is a variable satisfying 1+Δ n   2 =(1+Δ yn   2 )(1+Δ zn   2 ), Δ n+k   1  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ y(n+k)   1 )(1+Δ z(n+k)   1 ), and Δ n+k   2  is a variable satisfying (1+Δ y(n+k)   2 )(1+Δ z(n+k)   2 ). 
     Similarly, a size of an S-parameter regarding the mixer  1531  and a size of an S-parameter regarding the amplifier  1521  may also be measured. 
     As a result, according to various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may measure a size of an S-parameter of each circuit element by measuring a size of a signal the frequency of which is ω n -ω n+k  in an output signal of a diode. 
     In addition, according to various embodiments, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may measure a phase of an S-parameter of each circuit element by measuring a phase of a signal the frequency of which is ω n -ω n+k  in an output signal of a diode. 
     For example, when a response speed of the amplifier  1523  is τ 1 , &lt;Equation 58&gt; presented below may be satisfied.
 
(θ n   2 −θ n+k   2 )−(θ n   1 −θ n+k   1 )=−(ω n −ω n+k )τ 1   Equation 58
 
     where θ n   2  is a variable satisfying  θ n   2 = θ yn   2 + θ zn   2 , θ n+k   2  is a variable satisfying  θ n+k   2 = θ y(n+k)   2 + θ z(n+k)   2 , θ n   1  is a variable satisfying  θ n   1 = θ yn   1 + θ zn   1 , θ n+k   1  is a variable satisfying  θ n+k   1 = θ y(n+k)   1 + θ z(n+k)   1 , and τ 1  is a response speed of the amplifier  1523 . 
     According to &lt;Equation 58&gt;, the response speed of the amplifier  1523 , τ 1 , may be expressed by &lt;Equation 59&gt; presented below: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where τ 1  is a response speed of an amplifier, θ n   2  is a variable satisfying  θ n   2 = θ yn   2 + θ zn   2 , θ n+k   2  is a variable satisfying  θ n+k   2 = θ y(n+k)   2 + θ z(n+k)   2 , θ n   1  is a variable satisfying  θ n   1 = θ yn   1 + θ zn   1 , and θ n+k   1  is a variable satisfying  θ n+k   1 = θ y(n+k)   1 + θ z(n+k)   1 . 
     In &lt;Equation 59&gt;, θ n   2 −θ n+k   2  is a phase of a (ω n -ω n+k ) frequency signal component in an output signal of the diode  1555 , and θ n   1 -θ n+k   1  is a phase of a (ω n -ω n+k ) frequency signal component in an output signal of the diode  1557 . 
     Accordingly, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may measure a response speed of the amplifier  1523  by measuring a phase of a signal the frequency of which is (ω n -ω n+k ) in the output signal of the diode  1555  and the output signal of the diode  1557 . Similarly, the VLSI chip tester  1230  may measure a response speed of the mixer  1531  and/or the amplifier  1521  by measuring a phase of a signal the frequency of which is ω 1 -ω 2  in the output signal of a diode. 
     However, if a difference between two frequencies among N frequencies (N is an integer satisfying N≥3) is the same as a difference between other two frequencies, &lt;Equation 57&gt; and &lt;Equation 59&gt; may not be established. For example, if f 1 -f 2 =f 2 -f 3  when 3-tone frequencies (f 1 , f 2 , f 3 ) are used, different signals may be mixed in the same frequency (f 1 -f 2 ) and a measurement error may increase. Accordingly, when N frequencies are used, a condition as shown in &lt;Equation 60&gt; may be required:
 
 f   a   −f   b   ≠f   c   −f   d ( a&lt;b,c&lt;d )  Equation 60
 
     where f a , f b , f c , f d  may indicate certain frequencies which are different from one another. a may be determined by any one of 1 to N−1, and b may be determined by any one of 2 to N, c may be determined by any one of 1 to N−1, and d may be determined by any one of 2 to N. 
       FIG.  16    illustrates a circuit structure for self-calibration according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG.  16   , the circuit for self-calibration may include a power divider/combiner  1610 , an IF module  1620 , a detector  1630 , an SPI  1640 , a digital controller  1650 , and RF chains  1660 . In various embodiments, the power divider/combiner  1610 , the IF module  1620 , the detector  1630 , the SPI  1640 , the digital controller  1650 , and the RF chains  1660  may be included in the measurement device  100 . For example, the detector  1630 , the SPI  1640 , the digital controller  1650  may be included in the measurement controller  1131 , and the power divider/combiner  1610 , the IF module  1620 , and the RF chains  1660  may be included in the communication unit  110 . The power divider/combiner  1610  may be included in the test circuit  111 . 
     In various embodiments, the detector  1630  may detect a measurement signal of a tester of the RF chains  1660  and/or the power divider/combiner  1610 . The digital controller  1650  may generate a control value for adjusting a value of a circuit element (for example, a phase shifter, an attenuator) based on the detected signal. Furthermore, the digital controller  1650  may adjust a circuit element value of the RF chains  1660  (a module or a channel) through the SPI  1640  according to the control value. 
     In other words, in an active analogue beamforming structure as shown in  FIG.  16   , a self-calibration function may be implemented to reduce a relative error between channels (that is, the RF chains). For example, the digital controller  1650  may perform the self-calibration function by measuring an S-parameter between channels, and controlling a value of the phase shifter and/or the attenuator on a bit basis in order to reduce an error between channels. 
     The device and the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may measure electrical characteristics (for example, an S-parameter) of an individual circuit, which operates in a millimeter wave band, in a low-frequency band, by using an inter modulation phenomenon of a diode. Accordingly, according to various embodiments of the disclosure, functions necessary for measuring a circuit operating in a high frequency band may be included in a chip, and a cost required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. 
     When a measurement circuit according to various embodiments of the disclosure is used for designing a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna system, a test using a probe may not be required for every channel, and a time required to measure and test may be noticeably reduced. In addition, since a plurality of channels are measured simultaneously according to various embodiments of the disclosure, the measurement device and/or the method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may be utilized as a self-calibration function for reducing a relative error between channels. For example, by reducing a relative error between channels, exact and precise analogue beamforming and/or beam tracing is possible, and a problem of nonuniformity of performance that a millimeter wave application system has may be solved. 
     Methods based on the claims or the embodiments disclosed in the disclosure may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both. 
     When implemented in software, a computer readable storage medium for storing one or more programs (software modules) may be provided. The one or more programs stored in the computer readable storage medium are configured for execution performed by one or more processors in an electronic device. The one or more programs include instructions for allowing the electronic device to execute the methods based on the claims or the embodiments disclosed in the disclosure. 
     The program (the software module or software) may be stored in a random access memory, a non-volatile memory including a flash memory, a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic disc storage device, a compact disc-ROM (CD-ROM), digital versatile discs (DVDs) or other forms of optical storage devices, and a magnetic cassette. Alternatively, the program may be stored in a memory configured in combination of all or some of these storage media. In addition, the configured memory may be plural in number. 
     Further, the program may be stored in an attachable storage device capable of accessing the electronic device through a communication network such as the Internet, an Intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide LAN (WLAN), or a storage area network (SAN) or a communication network configured by combining the networks. The storage device may access via an external port to a device which performs the embodiments of the disclosure. In addition, an additional storage device on a communication network may access to a device which performs the embodiments of the disclosure. 
     In the above-described specific embodiments of the disclosure, elements included in the disclosure are expressed in singular or plural forms according to specific embodiments. However, singular or plural forms are appropriately selected according to suggested situations for convenience of explanation, and the disclosure is not limited to a single element or plural elements. An element which is expressed in a plural form may be configured in a singular form or an element which is expressed in a singular form may be configured in plural number. 
     While specific embodiments have been described in the detailed descriptions of the disclosure, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure should be defined not by the described embodiments but by the appended claims or the equivalents to the claims.