Efficient hybrid TLM/mode-matching analysis of packaged components

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 10 PART 1, 1997, Pages 1715-1724

  Righi, Mario ^a,b   Herring, Jonathan L ^b,c   Hoefer, Wolfgang J R ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Schumberger GeoQuest   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mode matching methods; Packaging; Transmission line matrix methods

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MODE MATCHING;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 0031251561     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.641717     Document Type: Article

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