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AIM: Introduction To APPCAD. APPARATUS: APPCAD Software. Theory

AppCAD is an RF design software that allows users to easily analyze S-parameter data through its "Everything S-Parameters" tool. This tool can analyze over 40 parameters, including gain, stability, matching impedances, and conversion of 2-port to 1-port data. It also enables comparison of up to 3 data sets side-by-side and calculation results can be displayed in tabular or graphical formats like Smith charts. The document concludes that AppCAD can analyze S-parameter data to obtain important performance metrics for RF circuit design and evaluation.

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AIM: Introduction To APPCAD. APPARATUS: APPCAD Software. Theory

AppCAD is an RF design software that allows users to easily analyze S-parameter data through its "Everything S-Parameters" tool. This tool can analyze over 40 parameters, including gain, stability, matching impedances, and conversion of 2-port to 1-port data. It also enables comparison of up to 3 data sets side-by-side and calculation results can be displayed in tabular or graphical formats like Smith charts. The document concludes that AppCAD can analyze S-parameter data to obtain important performance metrics for RF circuit design and evaluation.

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SUBJECT: AME EXPERIMENT NO:01 AIM: Introduction to APPCAD. APPARATUS: APPCAD software.

THEORY: AppCAD is an easy-to-use program that provides you with a unique suite of RF

design tools and computerized Application Notes to make your wireless design faster and easier. AppCAD's unique, interactive approach makes engineering calculations quick and easy for many RF, microwave, and wireless applications.AppCAD is useful for the design and analysis of many circuits, signals, and systems using products from discrete transistors and diodes to Silicon and GaAs integrated circuits. Everything S-parameters is the quick and easy way of analyzing S-parameter data for devices or circuits to obtain key performance parameters such as gain, stability, reflection loss, and matching impedances. A unique feature of AppCAD's Everything S-Parameters is the ability to load up to 3 sets of SnP files and make side-by-side comparisons.This side-by-side comparison feature is exceptionally useful for comparing different devices to assist with design-in decisions, or analyzing the same device under different conditions, e.g., three different bias currents or temperatures. This feature is also useful for looking at circuit performance before and after design changes. Also unique to AppCAD's Everything S-Parameters is the 2-Port Single-ended to 1-Port Differential Impedance conversion. This function converts of a set of conventional, 2-port, single-ended S-parameters into a 1-port differential impedance. This feature is very useful for measuring balanced circuits with a standard vector network analyzer.

Everything S-parameters can analyze over 40 different parameters covering:


2-Port Single-ended to 1-Port Differential Impedance conversion Gain (five different gains) Stability analysis (1, 2, K) Matching impedances (gain and NF) Return Loss, VSWR Gain Variation (including min/max, average, and mid-band gains) Isolation (reverse gain) Phase Linearity, Group Delay Noise Figure Gain, stability, and NF circles,etc.

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Calculated results may be displayed in these formats:


Tabular listing of numeric results Rectangular plot vs. Frequency Smith chart vs. Frequency Polar plot Smith chart with Gain and NF circles View S-parameter file

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CONCLUSION: From this experiment we observe that APPCAD software can be used to

analyze S-parameter data for devices or circuits to obtain key performance parameters such as gain, stability, reflection loss, and etc.

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