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A Plethora Of Ports: Making Sense Of The Different Port Types Within EM Simulators
April 28, 2010
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By AWR
Abstract
Electromagnetic (EM) simulation technology software has come a long way since it first became popular for microwave and RF circuit design back in the 1980s. As with all software, the increased capacity of today's simulators, and the features they support, has been accompanied by an increased sophistication in their use. This paper will examine, in particular, how the use of ports in these simulators has evolved and matured over the years to make real-world design simulations practical. The goal here is provide a foundational understanding of ports leading to an intuitive skill in their proper selection and use in conjunction with circuit simulation.
Overview
Electromagnetic (EM) simulation technology software has come a long way since it first became popular for microwave and RF circuit design back in the 1980s. With the sophistication of today's EM tools, it is sometimes difficult to remember how limited those early simulators were. The author is old enough to remember when a challenging problem for a 3D planar simulator consisted of a coupled-line filter with 1000 unknowns and 3D finite element simulators were stressed by a simple multi-layer via transition in a package. As with all software, the increased capacity of today's simulators, and the features they support, has been accompanied by an increased sophistication in their use. This paper will examine, in particular, how the use of ports in these simulators has evolved and matured over the years to make real-world design simulations practical. The goal here is to provide a foundational understanding of ports leading to an intuitive skill in their proper selection and use in conjunction with circuit simulation.
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