Fast Nonlinear Analysis of Reconfigurable Microwave Systems by a Behavioral Model of MEMS Switches

Author

Rizzoli, Vittorio ; Masotti, Diego ; Mastri, Franco

Author_Institution

Univ. di Bologna, Bologna

fYear

2007

fDate

3-8 June 2007

Firstpage

953

Lastpage

956

Abstract

The simulation of nonlinear distortion and transient effects in MEMS-reconfigurable microwave circuits and systems of large size is efficiently performed by resorting to a novel behavioral model of MEMS switches. The model is organized in such a way as to allow its standalone use as well as its insertion into a general-purpose envelope-transient simulator based on the harmonic balance principle, in much the same way as an ordinary circuit component.

Keywords

circuit simulation; harmonic analysis; microswitches; microwave circuits; nonlinear distortion; transient analysis; MEMS switches; MEMS-reconfigurable microwave circuits; envelope-transient simulator; harmonic balance principle; nonlinear analysis; nonlinear distortion; reconfigurable microwave systems; transient effects; Analytical models; Artificial neural networks; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Microwave devices; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Switches; Nonlinear circuits; behavioral modelling; distortion; electromechanical devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium, 2007. IEEE/MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0688-9

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380176

Filename

4263982