Computer-aided design of microwave circuits /

Microwave circuits and computer-aided design are considered along with aspects of microwave network representation, the characterization of transmission structures, the sensitivities of transmission structures, the characterization of discontinuities, lumped elements in microwave circuits, two-dimensional planar components, models for microwave semiconductor devices, and measurement techniques for modelling. Topics related to analysis are discussed, taking into account an evaluation of circuit performance, the sensitivity analysis of microwave circuits, tolerance analysis, the time domain analysis of microwave circuits, and matrix solution techniques. An introduction to optimization is provided, and direct search optimization methods are described along with gradient methods for optimization. Attention is also given to a microwave circuit analysis program and computer-aided design (CAD) programs for microwave circuits.