Abstract: A method for modeling a conductor in a substrate and a dielectric coating formed between the conductor and the substrate includes meshing a surface of the conductor into multiple conductor cells, each cell including a corresponding node in network topology, modeling a first displacement current flowing from each cell through the substrate, and modeling a second displacement current flowing from each cell through the dielectric coating. Modeling the first displacement current includes determining a first branch connecting the node corresponding to each conductor cell to ground, the first branch having at least a first capacitance. Modeling the second displacement current includes determining a coating capacitance connected in series between the node corresponding to each conductor cell and the first branch, the coating capacitance representing a capacitive effect of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Current flows in a three-dimensional conductive or dielectric body embedded in a substrate of a different material are modelled in terms of surface currents induced in planar surfaces bounding the body and composed of the same material as the substrate, the surfaces having appropriate values for surface impedance.

Abstract: Simulation of electromagnetic characteristics of an electrical circuit uses netlist data defining component instances, including layout component instances, and their topological interconnection in an electrical circuit. A circuit simulation is performed using the netlist data, involving use of a model for each layout component instance. An attempt is made to retrieve an existing simulation model of the layout component instance from a database of such layout component simulation models. If no suitable simulation model can be found in the database, an attempt is made to interpolate a new simulation model from among existing simulation models in the database. If interpolation is determined not to be feasible, then an electromagnetic simulation of the layout component instance is performed to develop a new electromagnetic simulation model. This new model is used in the circuit simulation, and added to the database for future use.

Abstract: Current flows in a three-dimensional conductive or dielectric body embedded in a substrate of a different material are modelled in terms of surface currents induced in planar surfaces bounding the body and composed of the same material as the substrate, the surfaces having appropriate values for surface impedance.

Abstract: Simulation of electromagnetic characteristics of an electrical circuit uses netlist data defining component instances, including layout component instances, and their topological interconnection in an electrical circuit. A circuit simulation is performed using the netlist data, involving use of a model for each said layout component instance. An attempt is made to retrieve an existing simulation model of the layout component instance from a database of such layout component simulation models. If no suitable simulation model can be found in the database, an attempt is made to interpolate a new simulation model from among existing simulation models in the database. If interpolation is determined not to be feasible, then an electromagnetic simulation of the layout component instance is performed to develop a new electromagnetic simulation model. This new model is used in the circuit simulation, and added to the database for future use.

Abstract: A method for operating a computer to determine the electrical characteristics of a passive planar structure. The method starts by defining a first mesh on the structure. The first mesh divides the structure into polygons. A surface current is defined in the structure as a first weighted sum of a first set of basis functions. The weights of the first basis functions in the first weighted sum are calculated by solving Maxwell's equations. The mesh is then refined by dividing each polygon into a plurality of sub-polygons. The surface current in the sub-polygons is defined as a second weighted sum of a second set of basis functions. The second set of basis functions includes the first set of basis functions and a plurality of extension basis functions representing the additional degrees of freedom introduced by the refined mesh.