An Efficient Algorithm for the Three-Dimensional Analysis of Passive Microstrip Components and Discontinuities for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 83-91

  Hill, Achim ^a   Tripathi, Vijai K ^b  

^a Compact Software Inc ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS--FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MILLIMETER WAVES;

MOMENT METHOD; PASSIVE MICROSTRIP COMPONENTS; RESONANT MODES; ROOFTOP FUNCTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL SURFACE CURRENT;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0025746176     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.64609     Document Type: Article

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