Title :
Design and simulation of active spiral inductors for RF integrated circuits
Author :
D´Angelo, G. ; Granchi, A. ; Monorchio, A. ; Neri, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A numerical simulation scheme is presented for the design of miniaturized inductors and transformers compatible with a silicon-based standard bipolar process for RF integrated circuits. A combination of FDTD method and SPICE simulator has been used for the feasibility study of high Q integrated active coils.
Keywords :
Q-factor; SPICE; circuit CAD; circuit simulation; finite difference time-domain analysis; inductors; monolithic integrated circuits; radio equipment; FDTD method; RF integrated circuits; SPICE simulator; Si; active spiral inductors; finite difference time domain; high Q integrated active coils; inductor design; inductor simulation; miniaturized inductors; miniaturized transformers; numerical simulation; silicon-based standard bipolar process; Active inductors; Bipolar integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Finite difference methods; Numerical simulation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; SPICE; Spirals; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.788313
