The anti-circuit concept for the characterization of active circuits using electromagnetic simulations

Author

Ooms, Steven ; De Zutter, Danieël

Author_Institution

INTEC, Ghent Univ., Belgium

Volume

44

Issue

11

fYear

1996

fDate

11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2032

Lastpage

2038

Abstract

The anti-circuit is introduced as a new concept in network theory. A new technique based thereupon, for the combination of electromagnetic field simulations of planar circuits and the analysis of complex active circuits is proposed. This technique allows the incorporation of passive lumped elements as well as the passive metallization of active components into electromagnetic simulations and provides a simple interface for active and nonlinear simulations

Keywords

S-parameters; UHF circuits; VHF circuits; active networks; circuit analysis computing; distributed parameter networks; microwave circuits; EM field simulations; active circuits characterisation; active simulations; anti-circuit concept; electromagnetic simulations; network theory; nonlinear simulations; passive lumped elements; passive metallization; planar circuits; Active circuits; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Design automation; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Hafnium; Metallization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.543959

Filename

543959