Overview of RF Data Objects

  Types of Data

  Available Data Objects

  Data Object Methods

  Overview of RF Circuit Objects

  Components Versus Networks

  Available Components and Networks

  Circuit Object Methods

  Overview of RF Model Objects

  Available Model Objects

  Model Object Methods

  Constructing a New Object

  Copying an Existing Object

  RF Object Properties

  Setting Property Values

  Importing Property Values from Data Files

  Using Data Objects to Specify Circuit Properties

  Retrieving Property Values

  Direct Property Referencing Using Dot Notation

  Available Operating Conditions

  Setting Operating Conditions

  Displaying Available Operating Condition Values

  Converting Single-Ended S-Parameters to Mixed-Mode S-Parameters

  Extracting M-Port S-Parameters from N-Port S-Parameters

  Cascading N-Port S-Parameters

  Analyzing Networks in the Frequency Domain

  Visualizing Component and Network Data

  Computing and Plotting Time-Domain Specifications

  Available Export Formats

  How to Export Object Data

  Example - Exporting Object Data

  Reading and Analyzing RF Data from a Touchstone Data File

  De-Embedding S-Parameters

  Overview of Verilog-A Support

  Behavioral Modeling Using Verilog-A

  Supported Verilog-A Models

  Representing a Circuit Object with a Model Object

  Writing a Verilog-A Module

  What Is RF Tool?

  Opening RF Tool

  RF Tool Window

  RF Tool Workflow

  Circuits in RF Tool

  Creating RF Components

  Creating RF Networks

  Importing RF Objects

  Exporting Components and Networks

  Exporting to the Workspace

  Exporting to a File

  Working with Circuits

  Working with Sessions

  Overview of RF Tool Example

  Starting RF Tool

  Creating the Amplifier Network

  Populating the Amplifier Network

  Simulating the Amplifier Network

  Exporting the Network to the Workspace

  Components

  Networks

  Overview of Data Sections

  S, Y, or Z Network Parameters

  Noise Parameters

  Noise Figure Data

  Power Data

  IP3 Data

  Inconsistent Data Sections