Title :
The hybrid TLM-MM approach for simulation of MMICs
Author :
Lukashevich, Dzianis ; Broido, Borys ; Pfost, Martin ; Russer, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Technische Univ. Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
The design of microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs) requires the exact full-wave modelling of the electromagnetic field in the semiconductor and insulator regions as well as within the conductor layers. The transverse dimensions of the transmission structures in modern MMICs at frequencies above 10 GHz are comparable to the skin depth. Therefore, an accurate simulation of the electromagnetic field inside the conductors is necessary. The usage of conventional simulation tools is not always efficient. In this paper for full-wave analysis of transmission lines and discontinuities realized in damascene technology we propose the effective hybrid TLM-MM approach.
Keywords :
MMIC; S-parameters; computational electromagnetics; coplanar waveguides; electromagnetic field theory; mode matching; skin effect; time-frequency analysis; transmission line matrix methods; waveguide discontinuities; waveguide theory; MMIC design; damascene technology; discontinuities; electromagnetic field; exact full-wave modelling; homogeneous coplanar waveguide structures; hybrid TLM-MM approach; hybrid time-frequency technique; mode matching method; planar circuit design; skin depth; transmission line matrix method; transmission structures; Circuit simulation; Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Frequency; Insulation; Integrated circuit modeling; MMICs; Monolithic integrated circuits; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262288
