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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume 10 Number 6, June 2000

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Improved Design Equations for Multilayer Microstrip Lines

Changhua Wan, Senior Member, IEEE and Ahmad Hoorfar Senior Member, IEEE

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Abstract:

This letter presents a physics-based improvement on the previous multilayer microstrip design equations that are found valid only for up to two layers. A three-layer example shows that the improvement leads to an excellent agreement between analytical calculations and moment method solutions. The improved equations are useful for designing any multilayer microstrip lines.

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