WFG: REDISCOVERING CIRCUIT DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR MICROWAVE COMPONENTS, CIRCUITS AND SUBSYSTEMS: THE EFFICIENCY AND POWER OF EM/CIRCUIT CODESIGN

Date & Time: Friday, June 17; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 203C

 Topics & Speakers:  

• Introduction to EM/Circuit codesign flow, B. Brim, Ansoft Corp.

• Application of combined EM and Circuit analysis techniques to design a dual band common aperture antenna array, R. L. Eisenhart, Eisenhart and Associates  

• Co-simulation techniques using 3D EM and circuit simulators for Microwave filter implementations, S. Shin, RS Microwave

• Combined application of EM and Circuit analysis to quasi-lumped filter design, M. Steer, North Carolina State University

• Quasi-lumped thin film bandpass filters, D. Swanson and N. Kinayman, M/A-COM, Inc.

• EM/circuit co-design of active nonlinear circuits, Z. Popovic, University of Colorado

• Electromagnetic modeling of RF MEMS devices and circuits, G. M. Rebeiz, UCSD  

Organizers:

B. Brim, Ansoft Corp.

Z. Popovic, University of Colorado  

Sponsor:

MTT-15: Microwave Field Theory  

This workshop will discuss microwave design procedures which apply a combination of electromagnetic (EM) and circuit analysis. Technical issues with the integration of EM and circuit analysis will be reviewed and solutions presented via simple examples. A number of specific designs will be reviewed where a combination of EM and circuit analysis uniquely enabled the design or provided significant efficiency of design. Applications will be presented ranging from filters to amplifiers to MEMS, in both tube waveguide and in multi-layered planar environments.