Title :
A review of self-heating effects on bipolar circuits
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Sector, Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
General insights into local-heating effects on the large- and small-signal behaviors of bipolar integrated circuits are provided, and the circuit conditions under which self-heating causes significant errors in simulations are discussed.
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit design; thermal resistance; bipolar integrated circuits; circuit conditions; circuit simulation; large-signal behavior; local-heating effects; self-heating effects; small-signal behavior; Circuits; Electrons; Heating; Impedance; Photonic band gap; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Southcon/94. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9988-9
DOI :
10.1109/SOUTHC.1994.498089
