Title :
The Hybrid TLM-MM approach for Simulation of MMICs
Author :
Lukashevich, Dzianis ; Broido, Borys ; Pfost, Martin ; Russer, Peter
Author_Institution :
Institut fÿr Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universitÿt Mÿnchen, Arcisstr. 21, D-80333 Mÿnchen, Germany, lukashevich@ei.tum.de
Abstract :
The design of microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs) requires the exact full-wave modelling of the electromagnetic field in the semiconductor and insulator regions as well as within the conductor layers. The transverse dimensions of the transmission structures in modern MMICs at frequencies above 10 GHz are comparable to the skin depth. Therefore, an accurate simulation of the electromagnetic field inside the conductors is necessary. The usage of conventional simulation tools is not always efficient. In this paper for full-wave analysis of transmission lines and discontinuities realized in damascene technology we propose the effective hybrid TLM-MM approach.
Keywords :
Circuit simulation; Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Frequency; Insulation; Integrated circuit modeling; MMICs; Monolithic integrated circuits; Skin; Damascene Technology; Hybrid Technique; Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuits (MMICs); Mode Matching (MM) Method; Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) Method;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2003.340959
