Microwave engineers have been using optimization techniques in CAE for decades. Most, if not all, commercial CAE systems for
RF, wireless and microwaves have automatic optimization capabilities. The role of optimization in modeling, simulation and design is taken for granted by microwave circuit designers. It is now also emerging as a significant component of electromagnetics
(EM) based circuit design. With the increasing availability of fast, robust, commercial EM simulators, both special purpose and general purpose, it is also possible to include their results both in performance-driven and yield-driven circuit optimization, to combine the advantages of yield-driven design with the accuracy of EM simulation for first-pass success.
The push continues to go beyond traditional uses of EM simulators for validation, for generation of equivalent circuits or look-up tables. It is to integrate EM simulations directly into the linear/nonlinear circuit design process in a manner transparent to the designer. EM simulators will not realize their full potential as design tools unless they are driven by optimization routines to automatically adjust some designable parameters.
This workshop will address the state of the art. Expectations of using EM simulators as effective tools in an automated design environment continue to be raised, based on the considerable and excellent work currently in progress. This workshop will emphasize optimization methodologies as a cornerstone in simulation, modeling, design and manufacturing.
The workshop will draw upon the popularity and success of previous related workshops at
MTT-S Symposiums. A balance between theory, implementation and practical discussions of computational issues will be struck so that the workshop will appeal to a wide range of engineers.
