Integrated FDTD and solid-state device simulation

Author

Ciampolini, Paolo ; Roselli, Luca ; Stopponi, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Istituto di Elettronica, Perugia Univ., Italy

Volume

6

Issue

11

fYear

1996

fDate

11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

419

Lastpage

421

Abstract

A mixed-mode circuit simulation technique is presented, based on the lumped-element finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) scheme. The algorithm is extended to incorporate numerical models of lumped devices. This makes the formulation and characterization of analytical, closed-form models for circuit devices unnecessary and allows for directly correlating device behavior and fabrication process parameters. The code is therefore especially suited for high-speed and microwave IC optimization

Keywords

MMIC; circuit analysis computing; circuit optimisation; finite difference time-domain analysis; fabrication process parameters; finite-difference time-domain scheme; high-speed IC optimization; integrated FDTD; lumped-element FDTD scheme; microwave IC optimization; mixed-mode circuit simulation technique; numerical models; solid-state device simulation; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Numerical models; Solid modeling; Solid state circuits; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8207

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/75.541459

Filename

541459