Impedance matching networks using lumped elements using FEKO

Hello @waseq81

Yes you can use either lumped elements or a general network block for impedance matching circuit, the latter might be easier depending on what you can export from ADS. For example, you can reference a touchstone file using a general network block.

Hi @Peter Futter ,

Thanks for the reply. Could you kindly let me know whether I can design the lumped element-based matching network in FEKO instead of ADS or exporting the design from ADS to work in FEKO is the only option? 

Thanks in advance.

Hi @waseq81

FEKO doesn't have any direct tools for designing matching networks - you could write a script to do it, or you could use the FEKO optimiser. 

The best solution would be to use Optenni Lab (https://www.optenni.com), which is available through the Altair partner alliance. The integration with FEKO is seamless and works very well / intuitively. Optenni also has tones of additional features for matching that can be really useful - tolerance analysis, component libraries, etc.