Multiple arbitrary shape via-hole and air-bridge transitions in multilayered structures

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 12 PART 2, 1996, Pages 2504-2511

  Tsai, Ming Ju ^a   Chen, Chinglung ^a   Alexopoulos, Nicolaos G ^a   Horng, Tzyy Sheng ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MULTILAYERS;

ELECTRIC FIELD INTEGRAL EQUATION (EFIE); MIXED POTENTIAL INTEGRAL EQUATION (MPIE); MULTILAYERED MULTIPORT MICROSTRIP CIRCUITS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 0030397888     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.554587     Document Type: Article

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