Computer-aided optimization of nonlinear microwave circuits with the aid of electromagnetic simulation

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 1 II, 2004, Pages 362-377

  Rizzoli, Vittorio ^a   Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Masotti, Diego ^a   Lipparini, Alessandro ^a   Mastri, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic (EM) analysis; Harmonic balance (HB); Nonlinear (NL) microwave circuits; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER-AIDED OPTIMIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; HARMONIC BALANCE; NONLINEAR MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

EID: 1242263495     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.820898     Document Type: Article

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