Title :
An expert system for microwave amplifier design
Author :
Parks, G. ; Linton, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Queen´´s Univ. of Belfast, UK
Abstract :
An expert system to assist in the design of different classes of linear microwave amplifiers for microwave integrated circuits (MICs)/monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) is presented. The principal stages in the design of such a circuit are outlined and the decision to implement the expert system justified. Two important aspects of the design process are addressed: the choice of optimum circuit topology for a given specification and the selection of a suitable FET or FETs for that topology. The overall structure of the expert system is described and its operation demonstrated using a typical amplifier design.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; circuit CAD; expert systems; linear integrated circuits; microwave amplifiers; microwave integrated circuits; MMICs; circuit topology; design process; expert system; linear amplifiers; microwave amplifier design; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Design engineering; Expert systems; FETs; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Packaging; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0611-2
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188124
