Planar.module

EM.CUBE's Planar.module is a planar structure simulator for modeling and design of printed antennas, planar microwave circuits, and layered periodic structures. Its simulation engine features a 2.5-D full-wave Method of Moments (MoM) formulation that provides the ultimate modeling accuracy and computational speed for open-boundary multilayer structures. The planar structure may contain unlimited numbers of metal layouts, slot traces, vertical interconnects and lumped elements interspersed among different substrate layers.

EMAGWARE has integrated the core functionality of its EMPiCASSO product into EM.CUBE's new planar.module. This integration provides more powerful CAD utilities, greater geometrical variety and versatility in importing and exporting many popular CAD formats for fast and accurate MoM simulation.

FEATURES

STRUCTURE DEFINITION

• PEC and Conductive Sheet Traces
• Slot (PMC) Layouts
• Vertical Interconnects and Embedded Objects
• Unlimited Number of Substrate Layers and Trace Planes
• Full Periodic Structure Capability with Unit Cell Continuity

SOURCES, LOADS AND PORTS

• Gap Sources on Lines
• Gap Sources on Vias (Coaxial Probe Feeds)
• Gap Arrays with Amplitude/Phase Distribution
• Periodic Gaps with Beam Scanning
• Multi-port or Coupled Port Definitions
• Plane Wave Excitation
• RLC Lumped Elements on Lines and Vias

MESH GENERATOR

• Optimized Automatic Mesh with User-Defined Edge Cells
• Regular Triangular Mesh
• Maximally Rectangular Mesh
• Variable Mesh Resolution Based on Traces

2.5-D MOM SIMULATION

• 2.5-D Mixed Potential Integral Equation (MPIE) Formulation of Planar Structures
• 2.5-D Spectral Domain Formulation of Periodic Layered Structures
• Accurate Scattering Parameter Extraction Using Prony's Method
• Plane Wave Excitation with Arbitrary Angles of Incidence
• A Variety of Matrix Solvers Including LU, BiCG and GMRES
• Uniform and Fast Adaptive Frequency Sweep
• Uniform and Fast Adaptive Angular Sweep for Plane Waves
• Polarization Sweep for Generation of Reflection and Transmission Coefficient Macromodels
• Remote Simulation Capability
• Both Windows and Linux Versions of Planar MoM Simulation Engine Available

VISUALIZATION

• Current Distribution Intensity Plots
• Far Field Radiation Patterns: 3-D Pattern Visualization and 2-D Cartesian and Polar Graphs
• 3-D Array Factor Augmentation of Radiation Patterns
• Far Field Radiation Patterns of Finite-Sized Periodic Arrays
• Reflection and Transmission Coefficients of Periodic Structures
• Port Characteristics: S/Y/Z Parameters
• Smith Chart