Syllabus

Homework 1: A Simple Project - A Via

• Setting up Frequencies and Units in a Project
• Create and EMSight Project
• Setting the box dimensions and mesh size
• Setting up Materials; Bulk Conductors and Dielectrics
• Drawing the Line and Via
• Setting the EM Frequencies Locally
• Viewing the Mesh
• Simulate and Look at the Results in a Smith Chart
• Optional:  Repeat Project in AXIEM

Lecture 1: Using the Planar, EM Simulator

• What is EM?
• Different Clasess of EM Simulators
• Drawing in EM - 3 Ways
• Simulating in EM
• Units and Database Units
• The Mesh in EMSight and AXIEM
• Meshing the Current and Green's Functions
• Impedance Boundary Conditions
• Line Over a Slot in a Ground Plane

Homework 2: A Slot in a Ground Plane

• Edge Ports
• Line with an Open Top and Bottom
• A Mistake in Grounding
• Put in a Slot - Making a Slot Antenna
• Fix Grounding with a Ground Strap
• Series Port - Add a Capacitor
• AXIEM Advantages Over EMSight

 Lecture 2: Controlling Drawing and EM Layers

• Importing a DXF File
• Drawing Layers
• EM Layers
• Look at the 3D
• Setting the Layers Right and the LPF File
• Layer Browser Options
• Using the STACKUP Block in Global Definitions

Homework 3: Drawing Layers and EM Extraction

• Setting Units
• Adding a Drawing Layer
• Make a STACKUP Block in Global Definitions
• EM Mapping of the Drawing Layer
• Make and EM Project Using the STACKUP Block
• Importing a "Dumb" Polygon into the EM Project
• EM Extraction - A Tee Junction

Lecture 3: EM and Extraction

• The EM Extraction Flow
• Setting up the Extraction Block
• Setting up the Stackup Block
• Look at the Extracted Circuit
• Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
• Example of Hierarchy and Extraction (Built-in Example)