A CAD algorithm for RF/microwave interconnect modeling
MICROWAVE JOURNAL, vol.48, no.3, pp.84-90, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 48 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2005
- Journal Name: MICROWAVE JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
- Page Numbers: pp.84-90
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Because of the rapid growth in density and complexity of modern integrated circuit interconnects, modeling has been a requirement in circuit design and simulations. On-chip interconnects have achieved a dominant role, especially in determining the performance of RF and monolitic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). In the last two decades,...
This article presents a numerical technique (CAD) to model and analyse interconnects encountered in the design of high speed/high frequency analog RF/microwave circuits with mixed, lumped and distributed elements to be implemented on-chip. In this method, the interconnect networks are modeled by lossless two-ports composed of simple lumped elements and commensurate transmission lines, which are defined by two-variable scattering functions. Two examples are given to describe the application of the proposed method in, the modeling of interconnects.