Title :
Yield prediction of tunable filters
Author :
Harish, A.R. ; McLaren, C.P. ; Dobbs, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Arenson Centre, Mitec Telecom Ltd., Dunstable, UK
fDate :
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A hybrid technique combining Monte Carlo approach and optimisation has been proposed to estimate the manufacturing yield of circuits containing both tunable and non-tunable elements at design time. The proposed technique has been used to estimate the yield of microwave coaxial combline filters. The manufacturing yield information is used to compare different filter structures.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; circuit optimisation; circuit tuning; comb filters; microwave filters; resonator filters; Monte Carlo approach; filter structures; hybrid technique; manufacturing yield; microwave coaxial combline filters; nontunable elements; optimisation; resonator filters; tunable elements; tunable filters; tuning range; yield prediction;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20021088
