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diana bichomalo
 Post subject: microstrip gap in ADS
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:27 am 
I don´t now how to get the value of the microstrip gap, as I simulate wit ADS. I mean , i put the value of the gap-width, the substrate, the microstrip width, but i want to know wich is the equivalent capacitance of this gap.
 
  
 
Doron
 Post subject: Capacitance
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:29 pm 
Hello Diana.

Yuneed to simulate a series capacitor and simulate it anf the microstrip gap on the smith chart and tune the capatior with the ADS until you see that the 2 simulation is fit together (overlapping) the capacitance that you will receive is the capacitance of the microstrip gap.

Doron




Posted  11/12/2012