A simplified analytic CAD model for linearly tapered microstrip lines including losses

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 823-830

  Edwards, Clinton L ^a   Edwards, M Lee ^b,c   Cheng, Sheng ^b   Stilwell, Robert K ^b   Davis, Christopher C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog circuits; Microstrip circuits; Microstrip filters; Microstrip transitions; Microwave circuits; Microwave filters

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROSTRIP LINES;

ANALOG CIRCUITS; CONDUCTOR LOSSES; MICROSTRIP CIRCUITS; MICROSTRIP FILTERS; MICROSTRIP IMPEDANCE; SUBSTRATE LOSSES;

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

EID: 1842422906     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.823545     Document Type: Article

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