HP ADS SIMULATION EXAMPLE Performing S Parameter

Measurement on BJT Circuit

Background:
Similar to AC analysis, a DC simulation is run implicitly to determine the
bias point details of the active devices before performing actual S
parameter simulation.
The active device is linearized around the bias point and a small signal
model is derived. The S parameter simulation is actually an AC
simulation. Each port is activated in sequence with sinusoidal signal and
reflected power is measured at all other ports. The port in this instance is
the TERM device as shown in the schematic. This device is strictly to be
used with S parameter simulation only.
In addition an ideal DC blocking capacitor (DC_BLOCK device) and
ideal RF choke (DC_FEED device) can be used in place of practical
capacitor and inductor.

S _P aram
SP1
S tart=10 MHz
S top=300 MHz
S tep=5 MHz

R
R2
R=510 Ohm

R
Rbb
R=104K

V_DC
S RC1
Vdc=3.0 V

DC_Block
DC_Blockout
Term
Term2
Num=2
Z=50 Ohm

Term
Term1
Num=1
Z=50 Ohm

DC_Block
DC_Blockin

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Figure 1 The basic schematic. Notice the ideal DC blocking capacitor

DC_BLOCK.

S (2,2)
S (1,1)

m2
freq=205.0MHz
S (2,2)=0.459 / -86.420
impedance = Z0 * (0.684 - j0.795)
m1
freq=45.00MHz
S (1,1)=0.897 / -28.360
impedance = Z0 * (0.866 - j3.771)

m1

m2

...C_simulation_prj\
data\
S_parameter_simulation.ds''..S(1,2))
...C_simulation_prj\
data\
S_parameter_simulation.ds''..S(2,1))

freq (10.00MHz to 300.0MHz)

20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
-40
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

freq, MHz

Figure 2 The results as depicted in the data display window. Note that the
S21 and S12 are the magnitude in dB.

Refining the model:

R
R2
R =510 Ohm

S _Param
S P1
S tart=10 MHz
S top=300 MHz
S tep=5 MHz

R
R bb
R =104K

V_DC
S R C1
Vdc=3.0 V

DC_Feed
DC_Feed2

DC_Feed
DC_Feed1
DC_Block
DC_Blockout

Term
Term1
Num=1
Z=50 Ohm

DC_Block
DC_Blockin

Term
Term2
Num=2
Z=50 Ohm
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Figure 3 The model is refined with the addition of ideal RF choke

DC_FEED.