Circuit simulations combined with the electromagnetic field analysis

Author

Shibata, Tsugumichi

Author_Institution

NTT LSI Lab., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

39

Issue

11

fYear

1991

fDate

11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1862

Lastpage

1868

Abstract

In order to provide a means of rigorous simulation for wideband nonlinear microwave integrated circuits, the concept of a lumped device model is introduced into a three-dimensional, time-domain electromagnetic field analysis method. This makes it possible to perform both a circuit simulation including nonlinear lumped devices and an electromagnetic field analysis for distributed microwave components at the same time. As an example, the generation of picosecond pulses from a nonlinear transmission line circuit is simulated. Based on the results, the features and the validity of the method are discussed in comparison with conventional circuit simulations

Keywords

electromagnetic field theory; microwave integrated circuits; nonlinear network analysis; time-domain analysis; 3D EM field analysis; circuit simulation; distributed microwave components; electromagnetic field analysis; lumped device model; microwave integrated circuits; wideband nonlinear MIC; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Integrated circuit modeling; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.97487

Filename

97487