3rd European User Group Meeting
Technical Sessions

Session 1 – Solvers Overview

1. New features in the CST MWS Solvers - Munteanu, I. (CST AG)
2. CST MWS integral equation solver overview - Eberhard, J. (CST AG)   Slides
3. Solver Comparison: Time-Domain vs Frequency Domain - Demming-Jansen, F. (CST AG)
4. CST EM STUDIO®: New features and application examples - Leroux, E. (CST AG), Canova, A. (Politecnico di Torino)   Slides

Session 2 – VBA

1. Introduction in VBA macro usage and programming - Balk, M. (CST AG)   Slides
2. General Parameter Sweep: A Useful Macro - Bilik, V. (S-TEAM Lab, Bratislava, Slovakia)   Slides
3. Ways to perform electromagnetic simulation of very inhomogeneous media with CST MWS - Leroy, O. (Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas Université Paris-Sud ORSAY, FRANCE)   Slides
4. A Versatile 3D Field Simulation of a GPR Setup - Teggatz, A. (Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg)   Slides
5. Extending the capabilities of CST MWS’s inbuilt result templates to aid cavity optimisation - Lingwood, C. (Lancaster University)   Slides

Session 3 – EMC

1. Analysis of the RF emission from differential busses - Worm, S.B. (Philips Applied Technologies / EMC)   Slides
2. Charged board model ESD simulation for printed wiring boards - Tarvainen, T. (Esju Oy, Oulu, Finland)   Slides
3. Aspects of modeling a GTEM cell using CST - Thye, H. (Leibniz Universität Hanover)   Slides
4. PCB simulation with attached cables - Tröscher, M. (SimLab Software GmbH)   Slides
5. Induced Currents due to Nearby Lightning Strike to a Mobile Radar System: an Hybrid 3D/circuit Analysis - Orlandi, A. (UAq EMC Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy), Leroux, E. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 4 – Charged Particle Simulation

1. Electric and magnetic fi eld calculations for a Time Projection Chamber Prototype with CST EMStudio - Schade, P. (DESY FLC TPC group)   Slides
2. ALBA storage ring cavities - Langlois, M.    Slides
3. RF Simulations with CST MWS at ACCEL - Schulz, C. (ACCEL)   Slides
4. CST PARTICLE STUDIO® - Balk, M. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 5 – Mobile Communications

1. Use of EM simulation tools for predicting the performance of mobile phone antennas - Sotoudeh, O.
2. Design and Optimisation of a Planar UWB Antenna with Frequency Band-Notch Function - Visser, H.J (TNO).    Slides
3. Assessment of occupational exposure of MRI workers resulting from a time-varying magnetic fi eld associated with a cylindrical z-gradient coil - Li, Y. (Imaging Sciences Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London)   Slides
4. SAR - Wittig, T. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 6 – Signal Integrity

1. Simulation of a large IBM package - Bender Perotoni, M. (CST AG)   Slides
2. Full Wave Characterization of a Small Quad Flat Package for High-Speed Serial Interface Application - Kakerow, R. (Nokia Research Center, Bochum), Munteanu, I. (CST AG)    Slides
3. Modeling of Connector to PCB Interfaces - Gneiting, T. (AdMOS GmbH)   Slides
4. CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2008: EDA interface - Sassi, L. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 7 – Antennas and RFIDs

1. Introduction into RFID development based on numerical simulations - Ramsch, G. (Checkpoint)   Slides
2. RFID System Read Range in Automotive Assembly Lines - Iliev, S. (DaimlerChrysler Group Research and Advanced Engineering)   Slides
3. A near field simulation on a UHF RFID reader problem - Doodeman, G.J.N. (TNO)   Slides
4. Benefits of Complete Technology for RFID applications - Wittig, T. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 8 – Filter

1. Application of CST Microwave Studio for the Development of Mobile Communication Infrastructure RF Filters - Rathgeber, R. (KATHREIN-Werke KG, Rosenheim, Germany)   Slides
2. Design and Realization of Microwave Lowpass Filters using Radial Line Stubs - Saglam, M.
3. Cross-Coupled Filter Synthesis - Wild, M. (CoupleFil.com)   Slides
4. Filter Tuning Techniques - Hirtenfelder, F. (CST AG)   Slides

Session 9 - Performance

1. Performance Aspects - Timm, M. (CST AG)   Slides
2. Hardware based Performance Optimization - Senega, T. (CST AG)
3. Complex Simulations in Minutes: The Present and Future of Hardware Acceleration for CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® - Dewis, A. (acceleware)   Slides
4. Performance optimizations on Intel® platforms - Brücher, B. (intel)   Slides
5. Multi-objective optimization for electronic devices - Poian, M. (ESTECO)   Slides

Session 10 - Coupled Simulations

1. EM/Circuit cosimulation: AWR Microwave Office and CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® - Wallace, A. (AWR)   Slides
2. Analysis of large centre-fed dual reflector antennas by co-simulation with CST Microwave Studio and TICRA GRASP - Schneider, M. (EADS astrium)   Slides
3. EM Circuit Co-Simulation with CST DESIGN STUDIO™ - Becker, U. (CST AG)   Slides
4. Simulation of a Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna with CST Microwave Studio® - Hirtenfelder, F. (CST AG), Biedermann, T. (KATHREIN-Werke KG Rosenheim, Germany)    Slides
5. EM Thermal Co-Simulation - Becker, U. (CST AG)   Slides

Posters

1. Use of High Permittivity Dielectric (Ceramic) in Small Antenna Design - Arslan, R. (Chalmers University of Technology, Antenna Research Group)
2. An Analysis of Metamaterial Unit-Cells - Bandlow, B. (Universität Paderborn, Theoretische Elektrotechnik)   Poster
3. Design and Tuning Coupled-Resonator Filters with group delay approach - Denti, D. (esa)   Poster
4. Sub-mm Wave Free-Standing Frequency Selective Surfaces - Dickie, R. (Queen’s University Belfast)
5. Analysis of Metamaterials using Transmission Line Models - Fu, L. (Universität Stuttgart)   Poster
6. Simulation of negative refractive index materials - Gerken, N. (Universität Hamburg)
7. Thickness dependence of the optical properties of splitring resonator metamaterials - Guo, H. (Universität Stuttgart)
8. Design of Special Primary Feeds and Antenna Systems - Hazdra, P. (Czech Technical University in Prague)
9. Planar antennas on Electromagnetic Band Gap substrates - Horak, J. (Brno University of Technology)
10. Progress and problems in the simulation of multichannel transmit array properties - Kozlov, M. (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences)
11. Array Simulation and Measurement of Different Patch Antenna Types - Kuharajasekaram, J. (BFH)
12. Electromagnetic resonances in single and double splitring resonator metamaterials in the near infrared spectral region - Liu, N. (University of Stuttgart)
13. Extraordinary Transmission Metamaterial - Navarro-Cía, M. (Millimeter Wave Laboratory, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., UPNa. Campus Arrosadia, Spain.)
14. Aufbau-, Verbindungstechnik - EMV - Palm, S. (Robert Bosch GmbH)   Poster
15. Studying Magnetic Loop Antennas by MWS - Schmidt, M. (University of Applied Sciences Jena)
16. X-Band Squintless Horn Antenna Array - Steyn, W. (Reutech Radar Systems)   Slides
17. Simulation of a 4-Quadrant Slot Antenna and a Coaxial-to-CPW Interconnect - Talukder, P. (Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik)   Poster
18. A technique for designing constant bandwidth fi lters with the aid of CST MW studio - Valenti, D. (Com-Tech)   Poster
19. Cylindrical high impedance structure based on widthmodulated microstrip line - Vietti, G. (Politecnico di Torino)
20. Analysis of Multilayered Meander-Line Polarizer for Arbitrary Linear Polarization - Vietti, G. (Politecnico di Torino)