Title :
FIT-2, an extraction program based on the SPICE-PAC simulation software
Author :
Zuberek, W.M. ; Konczykowska, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Memorial Univ., St. John´´s, Canada
Abstract :
FIT-2, an interactive program for extraction of transistor parameters for SPICE-like circuit simulators, is discussed. It is based on a circuit simulator rather than on an explicit set of model equations. Several optimization methods are built into the program to provide robust as well as sufficient fitting of device characteristics. The flexibility of the approach is obtained by specification of extraction details in the data sets rather than the extraction procedure. Extraction results for heterojunction bipolar transistors are used as an illustration of FIT-2´s capabilities. Several directions for further research are identified
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit analysis computing; heterojunction bipolar transistors; interactive programming; optimisation; semiconductor device models; FIT-2; SPICE-PAC simulation software; SPICE-like circuit simulators; extraction of transistor parameters; extraction program; fitting of device characteristics; heterojunction bipolar transistors; interactive program; optimization methods; Capacitance measurement; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Data mining; Equations; Flexible printed circuits; Frequency measurement; Iterative methods; Parameter extraction; Software measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1991., Proceedings of the 34th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0620-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1991.252146
