Metal - Interdigital Cap
Tool Bar button: 
To add a interdigital capacitor from the palette of standard geometries, select Tools - Metal - InterdigitalCap. The InterdigitalCap Properties dialog box appears on your display.
Enter the values for the parameters in the corresponding text entry boxes.
Parameter |
Definition |
Finger Width |
The thickness of the finger. |
Finger Spacing |
The space in between fingers. |
Overlap |
The length of the finger from the open end of one finger to the open end of the adjacent finger. The Finger Length = Overlap + End Gap. |
End Gap |
The distance between the terminal and the finger. |
Number of Finger Pairs |
Number of finger pairs present in the capacitor. The example above has 4 finger pairs. |
Terminal Width |
The width of the terminal which is measured from the outer edge of the capacitor to the beginning of the End Gap. There is a terminal on both sides of the capacitor. |