Title :
The transfinite element method for modeling MMIC devices
Author :
Cendes, Z.J. ; Lee, J.-F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
A numerical procedure called the transfinite-element method is used in conjunction with the planar waveguide model to analyze monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) devices. By using analytic basis functions together with finite-element approximation functions in a variational technique, the transfinite-element method can be used to determine the fields and scattering parameters for a wide variety of stripline and microstrip devices.<>
Keywords :
S-parameters; finite element analysis; microwave integrated circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; semiconductor device models; strip line components; MMIC devices; analytic basis functions; fields; finite-element approximation functions; microstrip devices; modeling; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; numerical procedure; planar waveguide model; scattering parameters; stripline; transfinite element method; variational technique; Finite element methods; Integrated circuit modeling; MMICs; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Monolithic integrated circuits; Planar waveguides; Scattering parameters; Stripline;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
New York, NY, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22111
