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This document provides instructions for using the LineCalc tool in ADS to synthesize a microstrip line. It describes: 1) How to access LineCalc from the ADS Circuit window menu. 2) How to select MLIN and modify substrate parameters like dielectric constant, thickness, conductivity. 3) How to set the frequency, distance to walls, desired impedance and electrical length. 4) That clicking the up arrow will calculate the width and length to achieve the desired impedance and length.

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This document provides instructions for using the LineCalc tool in ADS to synthesize a microstrip line. It describes: 1) How to access LineCalc from the ADS Circuit window menu. 2) How to select MLIN and modify substrate parameters like dielectric constant, thickness, conductivity. 3) How to set the frequency, distance to walls, desired impedance and electrical length. 4) That clicking the up arrow will calculate the width and length to achieve the desired impedance and length.

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3 How to Use LineCalc

How to Start and Use LineCalc:

1. You can start LineCalc from the ADS Circuit window from the TOOLS menu.
2. We will most likely use LineCalc to synthesize a microstrip line. Click on Select... and
scroll down the menu to select MLIN (and not MCLIN) and click on OK.
3. Edit the various substrate parameters using the Modify Substrate key (you may need
to scroll the menu or make the window bigger): Er is the e ective relative dielectric
constant, Mur is the permittivity (1.0), H is the thickness of the substrate, Hu is the
position of the cover (keep it large if there is none), T the thickness of the copper line
Cond is the copper line conductivity: (4:878  107!;1m;1 , TanD is the loss tangent,
Rough is the ideal surface roughness (Rough=0 is a very good approximation).
4. Edit the component parameters. Select the frequency Freq targeted. Wall1 and Wall2
are the distance of the microstrip line from the side metallic walls. Set Wall1 = 0 and
Wall2 = 0 to make them in nite (no walls) except maybe if you are making a low
noise ampli er going into a box.
5. Set the characteristic impedance ZO and e ective electrical length E_Eff you wish to
obtain.
6. Click the up arrow to calculate the width W and length L of the microstrip line. Also
calculated are K_Eff the e ective relative dielectric constant, the line attenuation A_DB
and the skin depth.
7. For more information use the on-line Help command.

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