Comparison of electromagnetic solvers for the analysis of LTCC components

Author

Pierantoni, L. ; Farina, M. ; Rozzi, T. ; Coccetti, F. ; Russer, P. ; Bushyager, N. ; Tentzeris, M.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Ancona Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

733

Abstract

We present an accurate modeling of complex vertically integrated structures based on the new LTTC (low-temperature cofired ceramic) multilayer technology. The EM analysis is performed by means of different electromagnetic full-wave solvers in the time- and frequency-domains, namely: i) finite difference time-domain (FDTD); ii) transmission line matrix (TLM); iii) transmission line matrix integral equation (TLM-IE); iv) generalized transverse resonance diffraction (GTRD). We analyze a stacked patch antenna and a spiral inductor. The calculated S-parameters and Q-factors are compared to measured data showing good agreement.

Keywords

Q-factor; S-parameters; electromagnetic field theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; frequency-domain analysis; inductors; integral equations; microstrip antennas; multilayers; time-domain analysis; transmission line matrix methods; EM analysis; LTCC component analysis; Q-factors; S-parameters; complex vertically integrated structures; electromagnetic solvers; frequency-domain; full-wave solvers; low-temperature cofired ceramic components; multilayer technology; spiral inductor; stacked patch antenna; time-domain; Ceramics; Electromagnetic analysis; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Integral equations; Nonhomogeneous media; Performance analysis; Resonance; Time domain analysis; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1217565

Filename

1217565