Introduction to RF simulation and its application

摘要

Radio-frequency (RF) circuits exhibit several distinguishingncharacteristics that make them difficult to simulate using traditionalnSPICE transient analysis. The various extensions to the harmonic balancenand shooting method simulation algorithms are able to exploit thesencharacteristics to provide rapid and accurate simulation for thesencircuits. This paper is an introduction to RF simulation methods and hownthey are applied to make common RF measurements. It describes the uniquencharacteristics of RF circuits, the methods developed to simulate thesencircuits, and the application of these methods