A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Microstrip Dis      continuities in Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits
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The need for more accurate modeling of microstrip discontinuity                 structures has become increasingly apparent with the advent of                  monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), as well as the push           to higher and higher millimeter-wave frequencies.  The proposed                 research is aimed at tackling this problem through a theoretical and            experimental study at the University of Michigan which will be                  augmented by collaboration with the Torrance Research Center of Hughes          Aircraft Company.  The proposed theoretical approach involves an                accurate computation of the current distribution along the microstrip           conductors using the method of moments.  Based on the current                   distribution, a frequency dependent equivalent circuit model is derived         for the discontinuity.  These numerical results are to be compared with         S-parameter measurements using automatic network analyzer equipment in          conjunction with an appropriate de-embedding technique in the frequency         range from 2 to 40 GHz.
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