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 2. Edit block properties

5. 3D Model has changed 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 1.8 GHz

Phase shifter or
Serial inductor transmission line
PIFA Antenna

External port Inductance Ideal phase Results from CST

shifter MWS (3D EM)

50Ω
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-58.8°
 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) 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 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:
Canvas available

Antenna Task
• Phase shifter
No DS-Frontend
• Variable reflection
No ParameterSweep
• Perfect absorber
No Optimization
• 3dB Splitter
No Caching
• Directional Coupler
• MWS Netlist Block
• MWS Clone Block
• RLC-GND Circuit Elements

2006B: also Touchstone Block included

2008?
Tuning Sliders?
SPICE + IBIS?
Layout?
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 Preinstalled Examples

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 CST DESIGN STUDIO

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

180°Hybrid 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 Ω 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

Transient task
Schematic View of the CST MWS / CST DS Co-Simulation

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 Transient Co-Simulation of Mixer
Application ID 268

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Output Signal

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-2

-3
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Time / ns
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Application ID 268
Mixer spectra
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-10
Power / dBm

-20

CST DS Circuit with Matching Network

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-40

-50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frequency / Ghz

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Application ID 268

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(after matching)
S-Paramer in dB

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-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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