LINC2 is a linear circuit simulator that
includes a suite of design and synthesis tools seamlessly integrated into one
program for the ultimate experience in the automated
design of RF and microwave circuits.
LINC2 comprehensive set of transmission line
models include ideal (electrical) lines and physical (microstrip and stripline)
transmission line elements with length and width descriptions suitable for
making circuit board layouts. There is even a one-step process for
automatically converting all electrical (ideal) transmission lines on a circuit
schematic to their equivalent physical representations.
LINC2 combines circuit design/synthesis,
schematic capture, simulation and optimization into a powerful, yet easy to use,
design environment.Although LINC2 is geared toward RF and microwave
circuit design where S-parameters are widely used to characterize devices and
circuits, it also has an extensive library of built-in circuit element models
that extend the simulation range from very low frequencies (sub audio) to
extremely high frequencies (mm wavelengths). In addition to S-parameter models,
the parts library includes a set of FET and Bipolar transistor models that
incorporate the internal current source as well as the device뭩 various resistive
and capacitive elements. These composite models work well at all frequency
ranges and are particularly useful at frequencies below which S-parameters are
typically used. Generic voltage-controlled current sources and
current-controlled current sources (also available from the parts menu) provide
the basic building blocks for a nearly unlimited variety of user defined active
device models.
