Capacitance computation for CPW discontinuities with finite metallization thickness by hybrid finite-element method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 498-504

  Chiu, Chien Wen ^a  

^a JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Coplanar waveguides; Finite element method (fem); Transmission line discontinuities

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WAVEGUIDES;

FINITE METALLIZATION THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION-LINE DISCONTINUITIES;

CAPACITANCE;

EID: 0031125260     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.566629     Document Type: Article

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