Computer-aided design of RF and microwave circuits and systems

Author

Steer, Michael B. ; Bandler, John W. ; Snowden, Christopher M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

50

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

996

Lastpage

1005

Abstract

The history of RF and microwave computer-aided engineering is documented in the annals of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. The era began with elaborate analytically based models of microwave components and simple computer-aided techniques to cascade, cascode, and otherwise connect linear component models to obtain the responses of linear microwave circuits. Development has become rapid with computer-oriented microwave practices addressing complex geometries and with the ability to globally model and optimize large circuits. The pursuit of accurate models of active devices and of passive components continues to be a key activity

Keywords

UHF circuits; cascade networks; computer aided engineering; electromagnetic fields; electronic design automation; equivalent circuits; linear network analysis; microwave circuits; nonlinear network analysis; EM modeling; RF circuits; RF computer-aided engineering; RF systems; active device models; analytically based models; cascade connection; cascode connection; computer-aided design; computer-aided techniques; computer-oriented microwave practices; global modeling; linear component models; microwave circuits; microwave components; microwave computer-aided engineering; microwave geometries; microwave systems; nonlinear analysis; optimization; passive component models; Circuit analysis computing; Circuits and systems; Computational geometry; Design automation; History; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Microwave theory and techniques; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.989983

Filename

989983