CST STUDIO SUITE 2008

Application and Feature Tutorial

EM Circuit Co-Simulation with

CST DESIGN STUDIO
New Features 2008
Frequency Domain
- Matching Network
- Combine Results

Time Domain
- IBIS / SPICE
- TDR / Eye Diagram

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New Layout Editor in CST DS 2008

1. Model opens in CST DS

5. 3D Model has changed

2. Edit block properties

3. MWS 3D View
4. Update
model in MWS

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New Blocks in CST DS 2008

IBIS Import Block

Spice Import Block

Support of Berkley Spice

Import of nested submodels possible

Generalized TML Reference Block

Works equivalent to Generalized Transmission Line Block;
takes over characteristics from connected MWS block

Connection to parameterized MWS block required

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Tuning Sliders in CST DS 2008

variable
Length

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CST DESIGN STUDIO

Frequency Domain
Matching Networks
Combine Results (including circuit behaviour)

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Antenna Matching

Perfect match

Serial inductor

External port

Inductance

1.8 GHz

Phase shifter or
transmission line

Ideal phase
shifter

50
-58.8

PIFA Antenna

Results from CST

MWS (3D EM)

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Results of Matching
Original return loss

Matched antenna (at 1.8 GHz)

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Combine results in CST DS

farfield monitors:

Monitors including
matching network

matched
unmatched

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Co-simulation Example:
Dual Patch Antenna

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CST DESIGN STUDIO:

Connect Ports in Schematic View
Add ideal phase shifter

First define global parameter ph

in CST DESIGN STUDIO

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Combine Results creates

new results in the CST MWS tree

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Postprocessing

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CST DESIGN STUDIO 2008

Time Domain
Signal Library
New SPICE and IBIS Import Blocks
Eye Diagram + TDR

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Transient Analysis

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Available Time Signals

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IBIS Input Block

Input buffer Example
5V is the typical driving voltage
for the buffer used.

Input voltage (pulse)

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Current measured at input

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Example: Eye Diagram

Differential Via Pair

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Add transmission line sections

Switch to CST DESIGN STUDIO

Add external ports, transmission lines and

probes

set length of transmission lines to 1000 (mils)

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Set-up simulation task

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Results
Run Transient simulation

Differential input

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Differential output

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SPICE Model can be extracted from any block

Touchstone to SPICE Converter

(multiple blocks can be combined in
a DS-nested block and then converted)

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Shortcuts

SHIFT-O places a monitor/probe

C to create connection lines
P to place an external port
G = ground
SHIFT-R = Resistor
SHIFT-L = Inductor
SHIFT-C = Capacitor
R = rotate block right (clockwise)
L = rotate block left (counterclockwise)

more shortcuts, please check the Online help

(search shortcut)
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CST STUDIO SUITE 2008

Application and Feature Tutorial

EM Circuit Co-Simulation with

CST DESIGN STUDIO
New Features 2008
Frequency Domain
- Matching Network
- Combine Results

Time Domain
- IBIS / SPICE
- TDR / Eye Diagram

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MWS License; no DS
0 EUR

Block Elements available:

Phase shifter
Variable reflection
Perfect absorber
3dB Splitter
Directional Coupler
MWS Netlist Block
MWS Clone Block
RLC-GND Circuit Elements

Canvas available
Antenna Task
No DS-Frontend
No ParameterSweep
No Optimization
No Caching

2006B: also Touchstone Block included

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2008?
Tuning Sliders?
SPICE + IBIS?
Layout?
Gen Transmission Line Block?

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Preinstalled Examples

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Single ended ports for MWS simulation

Add external circuit

(ports) in DS

S-parameters
(e.g. Differential ports, external circuit)
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ENDE
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Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer

Application ID 268
180Hybrid microstrip junction
Integration of active and
system level simulation with
full 3D EM simulation
1GHz signal at RF port,
0.993 GHz signal at LO port,
50 termination at IF port
Optimization of matching
network required

Full 3D CST MWS model of the hybrid mixer (with external diodes)

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Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer

Application ID 268
CST MICROWAVE STUDIO
Time Domain solver

CST DESIGN STUDIO

Seamless integration of 3D
EM part and circuit part
Cross-platform optimization
Schematic View of the CST MWS / CST DS Co-Simulation

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Transient task

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Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer

Application ID 268

d=142

Output Signal

2
1
0
-1
-2
-3

200

400

600

800

1000

Time / ns
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Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer

Application ID 268
Mixer spectra
0

Power / dBm

-10

-20
CST DS Circuit with Matching Network

-30

-40

-50
0

10

Frequency / Ghz
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Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer

Application ID 268
0

-20
S-Paramer in dB

(after matching)
-40

-60

-80

-100
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4

Frequency / Ghz
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