Simple MATLAB-Based EDA for 5G Phased-Array Antenna Design

This paper presents electronic design automation (EDA) for microwave and millimeter-wave phased-array antenna using MATLAB GUI environment. Phased-array antenna was important for the fast-growing 5G wireless technologies due to it can be enhanced the antenna gain as well as control the beamforming of radiation patterns. In this paper, two types of phased-array antennas were simulated using a commercial EM simulator and their performance was compared to the calculated results from the developed EDA in order to evaluate its accuracy and reliability. The results between the calculation and simulation agree with each other.