Full-wave simulation of electromagnetic coupling effects in RF and mixed-signal ICs using a time-domain finite-element method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1404-1413

  White, Daniel A ^a   Stowell, Mark ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral modeling; Finite element; Substrate coupling; Time domain

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIORAL MODELING; FINITE ELEMENTS; SUBSTRATE COUPLINGS; TIME DOMAIN;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 2542436843     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.827008     Document Type: Article

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