The Smith chart appeared in 1939 (Ref. 1) as a graph-based method of simplifying the complex math (that is, calculations involving variables of the form x + jy) needed to describe the characteristics ...

Smith charts are a graphical way of representing the rather complex interactions that can happen when dealing with multiple nonlinear electrical components. You can use them to see how they interact ...

Matching using a PI network and the venerable Smith Chart. We like that he makes each video self-contained. It does mean if you watch them all, you get some review, but that’s not a bad thing ...

Using the steps and watching the examples will make it straightforward, even if you’ve never used a Smith Chart before.

Applicability of the Smith chart also applies to component characterizations, sometimes with intuitively surprising results.