The Transfinite Element Method for Modeling MMIC Devices

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1639-1649

  Cendes, Zoltan J ^a   Lee, Jin Fa ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES, RECTANGULAR;

PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; TRANSFINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, MONOLITHIC;

EID: 0024176350     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.17395     Document Type: Article

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