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Edge shape effects and quasi‐closed form expressions for the conductor loss of microstrip lines
Author(s) -
Holloway Christopher L.,
Kuester Edward F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/93rs03062
Subject(s) - conductor , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , microstrip , skin effect , attenuation , microwave , electrical conductor , planar , electronic circuit , work (physics) , expression (computer science) , optics , physics , geometry , materials science , computer science , telecommunications , mathematics , electrical engineering , engineering , computer graphics (images) , thermodynamics , programming language
Much work has been done in the past to determine the conductor loss of microwave and millimeter‐wave integrated circuits (MIMICs). However, much of this work is limited by constraints on the conductor thickness, skin depth, or the shape of the edge. In this paper, a technique will be presented that results virtually in a quasi‐closed form expression for this loss in many cases. This expression will allow the calculation of the attenuation constant for a planar circuit for an arbitrarily shaped edge and any conductor thickness. The question of how different edge shapes affect the conductor loss will be addressed.