DocumentCode
3551557
Title
High-speed 3D electromagnetic simulation for MIC/MMIC CAD using the spectral operator expansion (SOE) technique
Author
Jansen, R.H. ; Sauer, J.
Author_Institution
Jansen Microwave, Ratingen, Germany
fYear
1991
fDate
10-14 July 1991
Firstpage
1087
Abstract
A layout-oriented three-dimensional electromagnetic simulation tool for the CAD (computer-aided design) of MICs/MMICs with several novel features is described. It exhibits higher speed in multifrequency analyses than the standard algorithms by using spectral operator expansion with nonregular expansion functions. Its use in the context of CAD is illustrated by examples. The accuracy of this simulation tool is evaluated.<>
Keywords
MMIC; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; microwave integrated circuits; CAD; MIC; MMIC; computer-aided design; electromagnetic simulation; layout-oriented tool; multifrequency analyses; nonregular expansion functions; spectral operator expansion; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Design automation; Electromagnetic analysis; Finite element methods; Frequency; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Moment methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Boston, MA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-87942-591-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147204
Filename
147204
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