• DocumentCode
    1315070
  • Title

    A New Design Tool: The Matched Characteristic Method of Nonlinear Analysis

  • Author

    Mark, Donald G.

  • Author_Institution
    Advanced Electronics Group, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1965
  • fDate
    3/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    The analytical method presented here simplifies problems associated with transmitting transistor and diode characteristics from the semiconductor manufacturer to the electronic designer. This novel approach permits the base and collector characteristics of any individual transistor of a given type to be derived from the nominal characteristics of that type by use of a set of matching factors and terms that modify the nominal characteristics to suit that individual. Availability of complete characteristics allows the designer to accurately simulate the nonlinear behavior of the device in a circuit by means of a convergent iterative process.
  • Keywords
    Analytical models; Availability; Circuit simulation; Electronics industry; Equivalent circuits; Integrated circuit reliability; Process design; Semiconductor device manufacture; Testing; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1965.5214871
  • Filename
    5214871