Title :
Efficient method for the capacitance calculation of circularly symmetric via in multilayered media
Author :
Tefiku, Faton ; Yamashita, Eikichi
Author_Institution :
Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The equivalent capacitance produced by a circularly symmetric via connecting two microstrip lines on different planes is efficiently calculated by using the rectangular boundary division method. The calculation is carried out considering effects of inhomogeneous media within the line structures as well as the ground conductor thickness on the capacitance produced by a microstrip via. Computational results for various via geometries are presented and compared with presently available data
Keywords :
capacitance; conductors (electric); microstrip lines; printed circuits; capacitance calculation; circularly symmetric via; equivalent capacitance; ground conductor thickness; inhomogeneous media; microstrip lines; multilayered media; rectangular boundary division method; via geometries; Boundary conditions; Capacitance; Computational geometry; Conductors; Dielectric substrates; Distributed parameter circuits; Equations; Joining processes; Microstrip; Nonhomogeneous media;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE