A comparative study of electromagnetic & circuit simulation tools for the analysis of microwave circuit discontinuities

dc.contributor.authorMudry, Roberten
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:40:38Zen
dc.date.adate2009-07-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:40:38Zen
dc.date.issued1992en
dc.date.rdate2009-07-21en
dc.date.sdate2009-07-21en
dc.description.abstractFirst-pass success is important for cost-effective Monolithic Microwave and Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuits (MMMICs) since additional iterations to the MMMIC design are costly and take months to complete. In order to meet these goals, new levels of capabilities in the design, test and comprehensive simulations are required. The MMMICs employ microstrip line as a component connecting transmission medium as well as a distributed matching element. In a circuit layout, any deviation from straight transmission lines causes the introduction of discontinuity parasitics which must also be modeled as accurately as possible in order to predict the circuit performance. These discontinuities should either be taken into account or compensated for at the final stage of the design. A comparative study of different circuit simulators is undertaken to characterize microstrip discontinuities. Several microstrip discontinuities, such as bends, steps, and tees are examined and optimum compensated models are determined.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 100 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07212009-040256en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07212009-040256/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43775en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.M827.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 26190427en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.M827en
dc.subject.lcshElectromagnetic interactions -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.subject.lcshIntegrated circuits -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.subject.lcshMicrowave circuits -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.titleA comparative study of electromagnetic & circuit simulation tools for the analysis of microwave circuit discontinuitiesen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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