IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest · 2003 · 33 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputational ElectromagneticsMicroelectronicsMicrowave EngineeringFinite Difference Time Domain AnalysisIntegrated Circuit DesignMicrostrip CircuitsMicrowave Integrated CircuitsMicrowave Network AnalysisMicrowave PropagationFinite Difference Time Domain For Microwave CircuitsFinite Difference Time Domain SimulationMicrostrip Circuit AnalysisMicrostrip DiscontinuitiesMicrowave Circuit ModelingMicrowave Circuit SimulationMicrowave ModelingPropagation Constant
The authors demonstrate the potential of the finite-difference time-domain technique for analyzing MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) structures of arbitrary complexity with moderate computational effort and for meeting the requirement for CAD (computer-aided design) tools capable of treating high-density MMICs. Results are presented for the propagation constant of a uniform microstrip, calculated using this method, which show excellent agreement with those obtained using the SDM (spectral domain method). Results are also presented for the parameters of structures containing a right-angle bend in microstrip and an abrupt termination in microstrip. The latter results are compared to those obtained by means of the SDM, and good agreement can be seen.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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