RF Hardware Design

Microstrip / 50-Ω Transmission Line

Estimate microstrip impedance and solve approximately for trace width.

Inputs

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Results

Characteristic impedance
44.38 Ω
Effective dielectric constant
3.321
Trace width
1.9 mm
Width / height
2.375

How it works

Quasi-static thin-conductor Wheeler/Hammerstad closed-form expressions for Z₀ and εeff.

Engineering assumptions

Zero conductor thickness, no solder mask, dispersion or copper roughness; verify final PCB geometry with a field solver.

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